{"id":33552,"date":"2025-02-12T09:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=33552"},"modified":"2026-01-08T21:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T02:38:38","slug":"worship-wednesday-oh-but-god-davy-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=33552","title":{"rendered":"Worship Wednesday – Oh, But God – Davy Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photo Credit: YouTube, Davy Flowers<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God<\/strong> meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.<\/em> \u2013 Genesis 50:20<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb. But God<\/strong> raised Him from the dead.<\/em> – Acts 13:29-30<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But God<\/strong> proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.<\/em> – Romans 5:8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God\u2019s anger, just like everyone else. But God <\/strong>is so rich in mercy, and He loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, He gave us life when He raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God\u2019s grace that you have been saved!)\u201d<\/em> – Ephesians 2:3-5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life has a certain un-doing about it that we run up against if we’re not vigilant. A move to seek the approval of others. A falling into the sin of satisfying self – whatever form that takes. A selfish ambition. A hidden sin or invisible shame that draws us away from community. A vengeance on someone we think we deserve. A violence enacted against ourselves or another. An appearance of Godliness we come to think is enough and believable. A grace withheld. A professed forgiveness but without fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But God! These are not nothing to Him, but God is all-powerful in confronting them. Our sin does not surprise Him, nor are His purposes thwarted by them. He continues to draw us back to Himself. His Spirit guides us to live in the light and exposes the sins and deceit that come between us and the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We may wonder at how victory is possible in light of our past (or present even). Yet, it is better to reckon with how sin has shaped us than to deny its power. When we deny the scope of our sin, then we downplay God’s holiness and sacrifice to forgive us our sin. Also, when we live in shame over our past, we do the same. We live in functional disbelief that God is able to wholly forgive us and even bring good and glory out of our past (Romans 8:28<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus looked straight at them and said, “There are some things people cannot do, but God <\/strong>can do anything.”<\/em> – Matthew 19:26<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, we sang a new song in worship at Movement Church<\/a>. It was “Oh But God”<\/em> by singer, songwriter Davy Flowers<\/a>. It pierced my heart with joy to be reminded of how far God was willing to come to save me. Even knowing me and what sin I was capable of, He loved me still. He knew what HE was capable of in transforming me into the image of Jesus. Glory! Glory to His name!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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