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But God: The Bible’s Best Words
“But” is my favorite word in the Bible. Throughout Scripture we see “but God,” “but Christ,” or “but when…” Something was lost, but now it’s found. Someone was dead but is now alive. A person was blind but now can see. There was no way, but God made a way.
The word “but” in Scripture often introduces the message of the gracious and compassionate intervention of God. This simple term captures the nature of our God. He redeems, resurrects, and makes all things new. All seems lost and then we hear, “But God.” He intervenes. He saves.
Proclaim his excellencies.
Before we worry that we might do it all wrong and get anxious about what those who hear our proclamation will think, let’s remember that we don’t have to be super savvy or strategic. The Lord chose us, as Paul says, before we were born (Ephesians 1:4). We were set apart by God before we ever breathed our first breath. Our “in order that” is not dependent upon our performance—it’s dependent on Christ’s. And his work is finished. We are simply called to proclaim his excellencies.
May we remember that our God is a redeemer and a reverser. Our God—who enters in and says “but” when all seems lost—is all-powerful and all good. We were dead, but he raised us to life. Knowing that, we can trust his purpose for us. As we are mindful that the Lord was pleased to reveal his Son to us, may we not forsake the calling that was ours before birth, and may we walk in order that his excellencies might be proclaimed wherever we go. As we obey, he will surely do more than we can now ask or imagine.