wonders

Friday, June 3, 2011 (6:03 a.m.)

Silver Lake Resort

Eastern Sierras, CA

Good God,

Awesome God. Blessed God. Wonderful God. ♫God of wonders beyond our galaxy... ♫

Ah yes. God of wonders! There’s a lake right across the street that yesterday we joked someone could windsurf on. Today, that very same lake looks just like glass. The tall grass, trees, and snowed patched mountains reflect near perfectly.

Such wonders Dearest Lord. How perfect that I am directed to Psalm 65 this morning, where King David honors You for Your rich provision in nature. The Holy Bible placed by The Gideons (The Revised Berkeley Version in Modern English) begins this psalm by declaring, “Silence is praise to Thee, O God, in Zion; and to Thee the vow shall be fulfilled” (v. 1).

How often, Dearest Lord, do I fall silent at Your wonders? So often I think there must be something inherently wrong with me that I can’t summon up the right words to declare Your majesty. Thank You for the new to me idea that “Silence is praise to Thee”.

I continue reading that You are the One who hears prayer, to Whom all men will come (2). “When we were overwhelmed by sins, You forgave our transgressions (3). Blessed are those You choose and bring near to live in Your courts! We are filled with the good things of Your holy temple (4).”

What a blessing for me this morning Lord. A spectacular view like this, with a psalm to match!

“You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas, (v. 5) who formed the mountains by Your power, having armed Yourself with strength (6), who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring turmoil of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations (7).”

Verse eight is what brought me here, but I stayed for the duration! “Those living far away fear (stand in awe of, fully esteem and revere) Your wonders; where morning dawns and evening fades You call forth songs of joy.”

Oh Most Blessed God, “You care for the land and water it; You enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so You ordained it (9). You drench its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its crops (10). You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance (11). The grasslands of the desert overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness (12). The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing (13).”

The Life Recovery Bible tells of the joy found in Your presence. Oh Dearest Lord, how true that is! It also reminds us that You are “more than able to respond effectively to our needs for deliverance, because He is the same God who made the majestic mountains of this world. If He can control the rainfall and the waters of the earth, we can be sure He can take care of us.”

Amen Dearest Lord. Thank You for Your many wonders that become our blessings. I love You Lord. Help me use them well. Thank You. Amen.

(554 words ~ 7:17 a.m.)