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The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words; their voice is not heard; yet their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In the heavens he has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom from his wedding canopy, and like a strong man runs its course with joy. Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them; and nothing is hidden from its heat. The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the decrees of the Lord are sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever; the ordinances of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey, and drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. But who can detect their errors? Clear me from hidden faults. Keep back your servant also from the insolent; do not let them have dominion over me.Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. (Psalm 19)
Happy Thursday to you dear Friend! I pray this finds you well and ready to praise the Lord! For some reason, this psalm just touched me the right way. I grabbed from it a new understanding that I hadn't before; but that's the Bible for you! You can read a passage that you read some time ago, and new and wonderful things will jump out at you and you end up saying, "Wow!" Let's get into that WOW of God right now! As you pray this morning, pray for the needs of the people in the wake of hurricanes and storms. May God's protection be with them all. We pray that the power of the hurricanes diminish before hitting land and that damage be minimal and the loss of life not happen at all. Thank you for your prayers for Mrs. Joyce Harris, her surgery went well and she should be in the hospital until Saturday. Ms. Jo Ann Keck will be leaving her rehab facility tomorrow, Lord willing. The graveside for Ms. Emily Neuse was a sad occasion, but a blessing to the family. Thank you for sharing your prayers with others. Pray for one another and pray for yourselves.
There is a young man on YouTube who travels the world for food. He is sponsored by many viewers and supports his young family of his wife and son, by writing e-books on the places he's visited and enjoyed. What sells him on the videos is his wow of food. His facial expressions as he takes the first bite of what usually appears as fantastic food; almost a trademark move on his part, and then his first word of that bite, if he really loves the food is, "Wow!" I had not noticed that until yesterday when Nellie walked in and he was enjoying some Mexican food in Los Angeles, and she says, "Wow" as he said it as well. It made me laugh, but realized, that's how that boy does it. He knows how to capture your attention and then the punctuation point is his Wow!
The Bible says in the Psalms, "Taste and see that the Lord is good!" That should give us a clue that there is wow to be found in the words of God. This psalm begins with the psalmist's wow of creation. I just walked out with our daughter as she drove off to work and I stared at the clouds and know that all of that wow is the work of God. The psalmist tries to explain his wow in God's wow, by saying there is speech and knowledge and then "there is no speech, nor are there words; their voice is not heard; yet their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world." If we listen, if we observe, we will be wowed by what God does every single moment in His creation. The psalmist compares the sun to a bridegroom on his honeymoon; a strong man rejuvenated by his love for his bride, able and willing to run its course throughout the day. This beauty of creation along with the word of God together serve a wonderful purpose; to bless us into blessing others, while our being obedient to God and God's expectations of us. This leads to a time of confession and renewal and a wonderful prayer for each day; "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer."
PRAYER: Loving Father, bring back the wow I may have lost because of the busyness that I sometimes hide in. Let me hear beyond the noise of life the true words of full life in the wind, the songs of the birds, the moving of the clouds and the warmth of the sun. Let me be renewed and refreshed in the reading of Your precious word and the prayers of life that I lift up to You. And I ask that indeed, may my mouth speak words acceptable to You; may my heart bring forth thoughts of joyful life; for You are indeed the rock which holds me steady and through You I have received redemption. In Christ Jesus' precious name I pray, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord! Shine the brightness of the Son in your smile today!
Eradio Valverde
