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Awesome?

Can I use the same word to describe both God and my friend's new sports car? Can I describe the catch Randy Moss makes in a football game and the majesty of Yahweh using the same word?

I think "awesome" is not so awesome any more. I need new words to describe the Creator.

Any suggestions?
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Tiffany said…
I like the omni's. So far, they are rarely used for anything other than God. Omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent... You're right, awesome is very overused! Blessings,
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January 19, 2008 at 6:27 AM
Anonymous said…
You can't. You use human words to describe something not human. It's not the words, but it's the context that those words are placed in. It's also the response you have to those words. When a toughdown is made you scream, "Awesome" and then move on, foregetting that touchdown only a few days later. In fact, there are very few touchdowns that change your life or are even remembered. Nobody cares who won the Superbowl last year. When God is revealed to you in your life you scream "Awesome" and leave with a renewed intensity to live like no one else.

(As a side) Sometimes I like to word WOW because if you spell it backwards it spells WOW and if you spell it upside down it spells MOM. If you spell MOM backwards it spells MOM. Pretty "Awesome."
February 3, 2008 at 12:47 AM
John said…
Like the song said, "In vain in high and holy lays my soul her greatful voice who raise for who can sing the worthy praise of the wonderful love of Jesus!" That first line captures is well even though it uses English we no longer speak. Words fail to convey the praise worthy of our Lord!
April 12, 2008 at 9:13 PM
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