A Thunderous Voice

The bible tells us that God speaks in a still, small voice.  But sometimes when I enter a still, small state, His voice shouts and thunders:  How can my people be so blind?  How can you be so deaf?  Open your eyes!  Open your ears!  My glory is all around you and you ignore it.

Look!  Behold my glory in the sky:  The brightness of the sun, the vastness of the blue dome overhead.  The moon and the host of stars glow at night; all these reveal my glory.  Open your eyes to see Me.  The majestic, snow-topped mountains and the heaving waters of the oceans, their waves crashing against the shore, are all shouting out my greatness.  The brilliant bolt of lightning electrifies the night sky.  How can you not see Me?  Look in the eyes of an infant, in the caress of a loved one. Look at your own skin and hair.   My glory is everywhere.  See it and glorify my name.

Listen!  You will hear my voice.  Listen to the laughter of a child.  Listen to the wind in the trees.   Listen!  Everywhere you hear testaments of my greatness:  Hear the rumbling thunder in the midst of a storm.  Hear the early morning songs of the birds and the rushing waters of a mountain stream.

Listen to music: the piano, guitar, violin, and saxophone all sing of my glory.  Hear the voices of those who love you.  Listen to your heartbeat.  Hear your breathing.  All these provide testimonies of my greatness.  Open your ears; glorify my name.

O my people, how can you be so blind?  O people, how can you be so deaf?  Open your eyes; open your ears.  My glory resides all around you!  See it.  Hear it.  After you finally see it and hear it, do not be mute.  Tell others how great I am.  Open your mouth and glorify Me. Proclaim My majesty. 

Father, forgive me.  Forgive me for the countless times I fail to notice your glory all around me.  Forgive me for not listening for your voice.  Keep my eyes and ears open that I may behold your glory.  Let my mouth open in praise of my almighty God.

Job 37:2-5 “Listen!  Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.  He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heavens and sends it to the ends of the earth.  After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice.  When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back.  God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.”

Make Me Like Jesus

“There are three of you. There is the person you think you are. There is the person others think you are. There is the person God knows you are and can be through Christ.”

~ Billy Graham

Lord Jesus, mold me into the woman you designed me to be.

Through the Psalms #1

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Through the Psalms–#1

“Blessed is the one

Who does not walk in step with the wicked

Or stand in the way that sinners take

Or sit in the company of mockers,

But whose delight is in the law of the Lord,

And who meditates on his law day and night,

That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,

Which yields its fruit in season.” Psalm 1:1-3

What a beautiful metaphor with a promise. When we delight in God’s law and meditate on it, we are nourished like a tree that has been planted next to water. The tree has all it needs to grow strong and beautiful. It will produce ample fruit.

In the same way, we are replenished by God’s word, granting us spiritual waters. When we meditate on his word, we can produce spiritual fruit.

Thank you, Father, for nurturing us and showing us the way to an abundant life.

A Blanket of White

A Blanket of White

Light streaming through my window awakened me. Like a child, I jumped out of bed and hurried to the window. Sparkling in my back porch light, snow blanketed the yard. Winter’s drab landscape changed to a fairyland. The dead, brown grass disappeared under the snowy blanket, and the barren trees wore sparkling white accessories.

Winter’s blanket insulates the plants and muffles extraneous noises. The world quiets and stills. If the snowy blanket is deep enough, activities and work cease. Then I curl up under a warm blanket, drink a cup of tea, and read a good book. After a heavy snowfall, people rejoice in the lull from routine activities and time to rest. They cocoon at home instead of scurrying here and there.

When I allow God’s spirit to blanket my soul, similar changes occur. What was drab and colorless becomes white and sparkling as God’s spirit reflects light and love. Even though the world around me may spin out of control, His spirit stills and calms my soul. Just as the blanket of snow insulates the earth, God insulates me against the clamor and coldness of the world and keeps my focus on Him.

Father God, wrap the blanket of your Spirit around me that my soul may be still and reflect your love.

Galatians 5:22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”