None Like You

 DEVOTION

2^ND SAMUEL

NONE LIKE YOU

2 Sam 7:22-24

22 "How great you are, O Sovereign LORD! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. 23 And who is like your people Israel — the one nation on earth that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt?   24 You have established your people Israel as your very own forever, and you, O LORD, have become their God.

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Once again, we look at the response of David to that revelation that was given to Nathan. These words of David put our Sovereign Lord right where he is, as a God where there is none like him. How could there ever be any god that would be anything like the Almighty God of heaven and earth? Any god that could exist would be one made by human hands, and that would be nothing more than an idol. A man-made god could be made of stone, metal, gems, gold, silver, or even printed paper. Anything like that cannot hear, see, or speak, but we can hear with our ears when God speaks to us, and He can hear when we speak to him, and we can see the works of his mighty hand every day. The Lord God has redeemed the one nation of Israel as his chosen people so that he can reveal himself to the whole world. However, we also know that God has redeemed us to make a name for Himself. Yes, if we are going to boast, it will not be about us, but about how awesome the Lord is, and we will testify of all the mighty acts you perform. We know Israel is a nation, yet you have also told us the true Israel is the people who have had their hearts circumcised by your mighty, yet gentle hand. Your O Sovereign Lord has established us, your people, whom you have redeemed, as your very own forever. O Lord, you have become and will forever be our God, for there is none like you.