It's too wonderful to understand
April 20, 2023
“Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.” Now somebody asked the question, “How can God do that?” Well, I don’t know. Because the psalmist here said he didn’t know. “Such knowledge is too wonderful” for us, but it doesn’t keep God from knowing everything. And, actually, the omniscience of God is not an occasion for terror, but actually for comfort. You know, He saved me and yet He knew me. That’s the amazing thing about it. God knows us, and yet He’ll save us. How wonderful He is.
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“For Jehovah is high and regardeth the humble, but the proud he knoweth afar off.” Jehovah is high. He is overall. Yet He’ll "condescend to the lowly, and he regardeth the humble." What a wonderful picture this is, and there’s so much said in the Word of God about the fact that God regards the humble. James, that practical writer, in James 4:6 said, “God resisteth the proud, but he giveth grace unto the humble.” And we’re told in Scripture: “Humble yourselves therefore under the awful hand of God.” This is something, as you can see, that God takes note of and something that God recognizes.
April 19, 2023
“O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth forever.” Now this is a psalm that exalts the mercy of God. God is rich in mercy, Paul said. I want mercy from God, and God is rich in it. Have you called on Him? There are folks that have hang-ups. We get letters, “I have done this sin. Do you think God will forgive me?” Friends, He’s rich in mercy. Do you want forgiveness? Do you really want it, well, He’ll give it to you. Oh, my friend, learn to fall down before Him and worship Him. He’s worthy.
April 18, 2023
He’s everything you need. I wish I could get that over to you. He’s been made to us wisdom and He’s our righteousness, He's our sanctification and our redemption. And whatever you need, you find it in Him today. What are you boasting of today? Are you boasting of your degrees? Your wisdom? Are you boasting today of your wealth? Your power? Are you boasting of your position? Your character? My friend, you have nothing to boast of. And believe me, I know I haven’t. But we can boast of Christ. And He’s everything. He’s everything that we need today. Oh, that you and I might see that.
April 17, 2023
“Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places. He causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.” It’s God that makes the weather. The weatherman doesn’t make the weather. Not only did He create it, not only does He make the weather, but friends, He’s running this universe as it pleases Him. God doesn’t have to answer you or me today. He asks us to trust Him, and it should be a life of faith.
April 14, 2023
“Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord. Ye who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.” You know, we’re not saying it enough today that God is good. Have you ever told anybody that God is good? Oh, I want to get on this radio and just say one thing: God is good, and let it go at that. Because that’s wonderful. Our God is good, and this is a call to praise Him.
April 13, 2023
The problem—the great problem today is that a great many are trying to follow a few little rules and regulations. And again, let me say it, they’re programmed like an IBM computer. And they feel like if they run through all those little things and do them, everything will work out. My friend, you’re a human being. If you’re a child of God, you’ve got a new nature. And you've still got that old nature. But as Paul says, “I know within my flesh dwelleth no good thing.” But Paul says, “I want to do His will.” Is that the thing that’s in your heart and life?
April 12, 2023
And I hear a great deal today about the word “commitment.” Do you want to commit your life to Christ? What do you mean by that? I hear that so much today. Well, let me tell you what it means here. Full commitment is to love Christ. And if you love Christ, He says that you’re going to keep His Word. You can’t help it. You want to please the person that you love. You don’t like to offend the person that you love; you want to please them. Now the question is not, “Are you committed?” but “Do you love Christ?” That’s the important thing today. Do you love Christ?
April 11, 2023
Now, the child of God wants to obey not only the commandments, but he wants to obey the Word of God. That is, he wants to please the Father in everything that he does. I get the impression from some Christians, the way they talk is this: "Well, how far can I go in my conduct and still be a Christian?" I never would answer them, because they’re asking the wrong question. What is the right question to ask? The right question is, “What can I do to please my heavenly Father? What can I do to please Christ?” You see, a child of God wants to please Him.
April 10, 2023
But my friend, there’s another face. That’s the face of Jesus Christ. And if we just behold Him. Oh, my friend, in this hour may I say this to you? I’m talking to many of you that are alone right now and we can just talk about this. Oh today, the thing that you and I need is to behold His face. It's to draw close to Jesus Christ. That’ll change you. Oh there’s so many of us so wrapped up in methods and activity and action, we’re just so busy. And we haven’t looked at Him recently. Let’s take a little time and look at Him.
April 7, 2023
Fellowship, you see—we’re in a family. That’s the thing that’s important today. I don’t care about these little rules that you’re following and you think that somehow or another that you are going to live the Christian life like that. My friend, God doesn’t want you to be a programmed computer. He’s not trying to make that out of you. You’re a human being with your own free will, but you’re a member of His family, and He wants to have fellowship with you. And I think we can talk to Him as we talk to no one else. If we are to have fellowship with the Father and enjoy it and have an assurance in our own heart, we must keep His commandments. Don’t say that we’re free do as we please. A Christian doesn’t do as he pleases; he does as Christ pleases.
April 6, 2023
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About Dr. J. Vernon McGee
John Vernon McGee was born in Hillsboro, Texas, in 1904. Dr. McGee remarked, "When I was born and the doctor gave me the customary whack, my mother said that I let out a yell that could be heard on all four borders of Texas!" His Creator well knew that he would need a powerful voice to deliver a powerful message.
After completing his education (including a Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary), he and his wife came west, settling in Pasadena, California. Dr. McGee's greatest pastorate was at the historic Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles, where he served from 1949 to 1970.
He began teaching Thru the Bible in 1967. After retiring from the pastorate, he set up radio headquarters in Pasadena, and the radio ministry expanded rapidly. Listeners never seem to tire of Dr. McGee's unique brand of rubber-meets-the-road teaching, or his passion for teaching the whole Word of God.
On the morning of December 1, 1988, Dr. McGee fell asleep in his chair and quietly passed into the presence of his Savior.
After completing his education (including a Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary), he and his wife came west, settling in Pasadena, California. Dr. McGee's greatest pastorate was at the historic Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles, where he served from 1949 to 1970.
He began teaching Thru the Bible in 1967. After retiring from the pastorate, he set up radio headquarters in Pasadena, and the radio ministry expanded rapidly. Listeners never seem to tire of Dr. McGee's unique brand of rubber-meets-the-road teaching, or his passion for teaching the whole Word of God.
On the morning of December 1, 1988, Dr. McGee fell asleep in his chair and quietly passed into the presence of his Savior.
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