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1 Silence is praise to you, Zion-dwelling God, And also obedience. 2 You hear the prayer in it all. We all arrive at your doorstep sooner or later, loaded with guilt, 3 Our sins too much for us - but you get rid of them once and for all. 4 Blessed are the chosen! Blessed the guest at home in your place! We expect our fill of good things in your house, your heavenly manse. 5 All your salvation wonders are on display in your trophy room. Earth-Tamer, Ocean-Pourer, 6 Mountain-Maker, Hill-Dresser, 7 Muzzler of sea storm and wave crash, of mobs in noisy riot - 8 Far and wide they'll come to a stop, they'll stare in awe, in wonder. Dawn and dusk take turns calling, "Come and worship." 9 Oh, visit the earth, ask her to join the dance! Deck her out in spring showers, fill the God-River with living water. Paint the wheat fields golden. Creation was made for this! 10 Drench the plowed fields, soak the dirt clods With rainfall as harrow and rake bring her to blossom and fruit. 11 Snow-crown the peaks with splendor, scatter rose petals down your paths, 12 All through the wild meadows, rose petals. Set the hills to dancing, 13 Dress the canyon walls with live sheep, a drape of flax across the valleys. Let them shout, and shout, and shout! Oh, oh, let them sing! (Psalm 65 The Message)
A very blessed Thursday to you, dear Friend! May the tremendous blessings of God be with you as you go about your day today and all days.
If you set up a trophy room for God in your home, what would be on the walls, in the trophy cases, the tables, and book shelves? It's an image that the translator of this version had fun with as he describes what should be on display in God's trophy room. We can find those in verse 5 and 6, and he lists them as "salvation wonders," and then in the rest of the verse, Earth-Tamer, Ocean-Pourer, Mountain-Maker, Hill-Dresser, Muzzler of sea storm and wave crash, of mobs in noisy riots." Wow. Quite a list and I suppose that photos of those would suffice. But "salvation wonders" tops the list. I would imagine a before and after picture of our spiritual being would tell the tale. Our heart, mind and spirit before we met Jesus and then what it looked like after we surrendered our life to Him. I would be shy to look at the before picture of my sinful heart, mind, and spirit. Sins, thoughts, deeds that had run freely without the restraint of a loving Savior make for quite an ugly picture. What a dreary picture that would be. But the after pictures would be bright, cheery, loving pictures of blessings and joys that have come our way after we entrusted our lives to Jesus. The trophy would be a crown that Jesus could wear for giving His all for you and me.
PRAYER: Awesome, Loving God, thank You. Make the recent sins and recent thoughts leave this realm and free us for joyful living. In Christ Jesus we pray, amen!
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord! Shine for Jesus the picture of the tremendous change that has come to your life. Make new pictures of God's victory in your life!
Blessings of love,
Pastor Eradio Valverde
