Good day, dear friends. I'm about to board a flight to Dallas for a short meeting. Your prayers are appreciated.
Our text for today comes from Psalm 24: 1 God claims Earth and everything in it, God claims World and all who live on it. 2 He built it on Ocean foundations, laid it out on River girders. 3 Who can climb Mount God? Who can scale the holy north-face? 4 Only the clean-handed, only the pure-hearted; Men who won't cheat, women who won't seduce. 5 God is at their side; with God's help they make it. 6 This, Jacob, is what happens to God-seekers, God-questers. 7 Wake up, you sleepyhead city! Wake up, you sleepyhead people! King-Glory is ready to enter. 8 Who is this King-Glory? God, armed and battle-ready. 9 Wake up, you sleepyhead city! Wake up, you sleepyhead people! King-Glory is ready to enter. 10 Who is this King-Glory? God of the angel armies: he is King-Glory.
The psalmtist spent a lot of his life outdoors, and I suspect when he was indoors he always had a view of the outdoors. This gave him a deep appreciation for God's creation and that appreciation is reflected in his writings. Today's psalm is no exception. It is an affirmation of that creation but more importantly, of the Creator. He recognizes that like creation, we the creatures should stay connected to God and what God offers to us. If we seek to be pure and clean before the lord, God's blessings will be ours. He Los stresses that we should never take God or anything of God's for granted.
May today give us occasion to enjoy creatio as well as to acknowledge the importance of the Creator in our lives.
PRAYER: God of all creation, bless my appreciation for You and yours. In Jesus' name I pray, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord.
Eradio Valverde
