"What hath God wrought?"

On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sent the telegraph message "What hath God wrought?" from the Supreme Court chamber in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., to the B & O Railroad Depot in Baltimore, Maryland.

This was the first message sent through the blazingly fast technology of telegraph.   Although an almost-forgotten technology today, the telegraph helped to transform the world of the 19th century and bring us all closer to one another. 

Samuel Morse was quoting from the intriguing Bible passage where the prophet Balaam was being paid to bring a curse down on the Israelites--but he couldn't and wouldn't because the Lord was with them!   God had brought them blessing even when others were hoping and seeking their destruction.  God had protected them, led them, helped them and blessed them and no force of satan was going to impede that!

Isn't it great to be in the place God wants us and to be the people He calls us to be?  We are covered by his mercy, compassion and love! 

We don't use the word "wrought" much in our vocabulary anymore, so the new translations are along the line of: "What has God done?"  or "See what the Lord is done!" 

This Sunday morning, the final Sunday of 2012 will be a "See what the Lord has done!" Sunday.

Come, sing, testify, celebrate what God has done, is doing and seeks to do in your life as we worship Him together!