Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 111:2, where we read these words:
"The works of the LORD are great, studied by all who have pleasure in them."God's works are remarkable indeed. Consider the far-flung universe. Who created all those galaxies and stars, etc.? God. But the creation of one hu-man being is more significant than *all* the non-rational creation put together. Still greater, is the re-creation of a sinner, into a saint, via the application of Jesus’ atonement to the soul by the Holy Spirit.
. . . The work of Christ on the cross, and in His glorious resurrection is the "magnum opus," and masterpiece of all that God has ever done. We sinners contribute *nothing* to our salvation—God does it all, even "against the grain" of our natural rebellion and hatred for Him. Creation is the work of the Lord's "fingers"; redemption is the work of His "arm.”
[Edwards quote of the day: "God, in the sentence of justification, pronounces a man perfectly righteous, or else he would need a further justification after he is justified.” —Jonathan Edwards, in, "Justification By Faith Alone"]
