"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork." (Psalm 19:1)
Am I?
This was/is the intent of creation, "declare the glory of God." Why? Is God some sort of divine egotist, wanting glory, praise, worship, a sort of self aggrandizement? Of course not. Worship is communion, always "was," always "will be." Creation of man was intended to be a "mutual admiration society," initiated, by the way, in the Godhead Who has shown Himself in Jesus Christ, "We love Him, because He first loved us." Read the Book of the Song of Solomon and we get a better "picture" of this intended mutual love and admiration.
It is important to note that there are more expressions in the Bible of love, kindness, loyalty, commitment from our Living Triune God to us than there are expressions of the same from humanity to Him. One could then hardly say that it is mutual in the sense of "equal." Jesus is the, "greater than," to Whom He referred in the Gospels, "greater than," in every way, especially in love and admiration of you and me.
Psalm 19:2 says, "Day unto day utters speech ('promise'), and night unto night reveals knowledge." But verse three then says, by most accounts, "There is no speech, nor are there words; their voice is not heard." We are all too unfamiliar with this kind of, "declare the glory of God." Worship services are mostly word services. So very little time, if any, is given to meditation, contemplation, "waiting." One Sunday many decades ago, I was going through some radio channels and noted how much even secular stations were full of talk. I told our congregation, "Sunday for most has become a 'talk day.'"
No criticism here about our church services, just something for us to consider today, something about, "declare the glory of God," which we may have not considered heretofore. May it always be said of you and me, "[They] declare the glory of God."
Father, in Jesus' Name, Holy Spirit, teach me more of this. Amen.
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* What a strategic time to be in Washington, DC. Please say a prayer for me while there, September 17-21)
* Also, please pray for Pastor Jim Newsom, who is battling pneumonia.
Am I?
This was/is the intent of creation, "declare the glory of God." Why? Is God some sort of divine egotist, wanting glory, praise, worship, a sort of self aggrandizement? Of course not. Worship is communion, always "was," always "will be." Creation of man was intended to be a "mutual admiration society," initiated, by the way, in the Godhead Who has shown Himself in Jesus Christ, "We love Him, because He first loved us." Read the Book of the Song of Solomon and we get a better "picture" of this intended mutual love and admiration.
It is important to note that there are more expressions in the Bible of love, kindness, loyalty, commitment from our Living Triune God to us than there are expressions of the same from humanity to Him. One could then hardly say that it is mutual in the sense of "equal." Jesus is the, "greater than," to Whom He referred in the Gospels, "greater than," in every way, especially in love and admiration of you and me.
Psalm 19:2 says, "Day unto day utters speech ('promise'), and night unto night reveals knowledge." But verse three then says, by most accounts, "There is no speech, nor are there words; their voice is not heard." We are all too unfamiliar with this kind of, "declare the glory of God." Worship services are mostly word services. So very little time, if any, is given to meditation, contemplation, "waiting." One Sunday many decades ago, I was going through some radio channels and noted how much even secular stations were full of talk. I told our congregation, "Sunday for most has become a 'talk day.'"
No criticism here about our church services, just something for us to consider today, something about, "declare the glory of God," which we may have not considered heretofore. May it always be said of you and me, "[They] declare the glory of God."
Father, in Jesus' Name, Holy Spirit, teach me more of this. Amen.
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* What a strategic time to be in Washington, DC. Please say a prayer for me while there, September 17-21)
* Also, please pray for Pastor Jim Newsom, who is battling pneumonia.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
