Yours, O Lord,"); document.writeln("is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty,"); document.writeln("for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom,"); document.writeln("O Lord, and you are exalted as"); document.writeln("head above all.1
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The word \'€śindescribable\'€ť is"); document.writeln("an adjective used to describe something that cannot be described due to its"); document.writeln("intensity, beauty, or shocking nature.
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In his song, \'€śIndescribable\'€ť, Chris Tomlin takes us to a place of imagination. He begins by"); document.writeln("setting the scene in nature:
"); document.writeln("\'€śFrom the"); document.writeln("highest of heights to the depths of the sea
"); document.writeln("Creations revealing"); document.writeln("Your majesty
"); document.writeln("From the colors of fall to the fragrance of spring, Every"); document.writeln("creature unique in the song that it sings\'€ť
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If you have ever stood at the"); document.writeln("edge of the vast ocean, in the midst of a forest surrounded by towering trees,"); document.writeln("looked down into the depths of a great canyon, or stood at the base of a"); document.writeln("rushing waterfall you were probably left speechless for a moment, feeling as if"); document.writeln("there were no words to describe the sight before you. The rest of the song goes"); document.writeln("on to use that same feeling to describe God in all of His greatness:
"); document.writeln("\'€śAll powerful, untamable\'€”Awestruck,"); document.writeln("we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
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"); document.writeln("Indescribable,"); document.writeln("uncontainable\'€”You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name
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"); document.writeln("Incomparable, unchangeable\'€”You see the"); document.writeln("depths of my heart and You love me the same
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In"); document.writeln("these days surrounding Easter, when the Love of God for us is so present in the"); document.writeln("forefront of our minds, I encourage you to seek out the intense beauty that"); document.writeln("comes with standing in His presence. Open your imagination to the"); document.writeln("indescribable awesomeness of our Lord. Allow the knowledge of His unchanging"); document.writeln("Love to fill you with immeasurable gratitude for Jesus\'€™ suffering on the cross"); document.writeln("and all that it means for you. And then, take in the untameable power"); document.writeln("demonstrated in His resurrection!
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Suggested"); document.writeln("prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, I have no words to describe your greatness. Thank"); document.writeln("you for seeing me, loving me, and considering me worthy of your forgiveness and"); document.writeln("mercy. In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
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1. "); document.writeln("1"); document.writeln("Chronicles 29:11 (ESV).
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Today\'€™s Encounter was"); document.writeln("written by: Veronica B.
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