LOOK WHAT GOD HAS DONE!

Since the beginning of our centennial year at Dallas Theological Seminary, the refrain from a popular worship song has been ringing in my mind:

Oh, look what God has done
He’s been here all along
All through the changing of the tides
He’s been constant, He’s been kind
Oh, look what God has done
His love surrounding us
All through the fire and the flood
He’s always been enough
He’s been enough

All of us at DTS share the privilege of serving God, and we reflect on what he has done these past one hundred years. He has moved; he has provided; he has gone before us. And he has used countless alumni from across the world to further God’s mission through our school. “Look what God has done!”

It is good to remember God’s faithfulness. Remembrance invites us to pause and acknowledge our reliance on him and express gratitude for his provision. Remembering God’s faithfulness at critical points in our spiritual journey is a powerful principle given to us in Scripture. One timeless example: Moses, having brought the nation of Israel to the cusp of the promised land, encouraged God’s people to remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the wilderness so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep  his commandments or not. DEUTERONOMY 8:2

Remembering God’s faithfulness humbles us as we review overwhelming evidence of his leadership and his goodness toward us. Additionally, our ability to trust him grows deeper whenever we look to him in tough times.

God knew his people would need regular reminders of his power and provision when they faced the inevitable uncertainties of entering the land. By looking back and seeing God’s hand, they would be steeled for any unknowns ahead. The same is true for DTS. As we look at what God has done, we can joyfully move forward in faith with genuine humility and a deeper confidence in him.

Though the world churns in political and social turmoil, and society can seem to be cascading into chaos, God’s people need not fear the future. Rather, we will face tomorrow with humility and deepened faith—because we have a God who has been there all along.

Will you join us at Dallas Theological Seminary in celebrating God’s goodness? I hope you will. Let’s join our hearts together in song: “Oh, look what God has done!” He has been faithful. He has been enough. And we praise him.

About the Contributors

Mark M. Yarbrough

Dr. Mark Yarbrough began his tenure as the 6th president of DTS on July 1, 2020. He also serves as Professor of Bible Exposition. Along with his responsibilities of leading DTS, he travels extensively leading tours and speaking at conference centers. Mark has authored several books, including, How to Read the Bible Like a Seminary Professor, Jonah: Beyond the Tale of a Whale, and Tidings of Comfort and Joy. He has been married for over thirty years to Jennifer, his high school sweetheart. They have four adult children, one son-in-law, and reside in Sunnyvale, Texas.