Good morning! How are we faithing? I am so amazed at all God has created even though when sin came into the world it changed everything. Turned it upside down as it were. Do you do this; stare at the birds, observe the big wood bees and bumble bees, watch feral critters, look at clouds and their shapes, watch in awe at the waterfalls coming out of the rock walls. I could go on and on at what we see every day and what we don't see. Yesterday I was checking on people because we are like 10' above flood level here in Frankfort and I was reminded that God said he would never destroy the world again with water. While looking and speaking to those effected by this rising water I tried to imagine how the people in Noah's time reacted as the waters continued to rise. I thank God that through his son we have his presence with us all the time. Because of his son we don't have to be in temples made by hands to be near him. Through his son we can observe the good and the bad in this world and speak of them right then and there and he hears and attends to us. As our shepherd he is concerned with every little thought and event in each of our lives. That is sometimes hard to even fathom but if he knows the number of hairs on our heads like the Word says, all this other stuff is in his hands also. To me when I observe and enjoy or even get scared at things in this creation, makes lying down at night a peaceful thing and not a loathsome act filled with fear and trembling because my God is right there as I drift off praying...
Ps 139:5-10
You hem me in--behind and before;you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,too lofty for me to attain.
Where can I go from your Spirit?Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there;if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn,if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me,your right hand will hold me fast.
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Acts 17:24-31
"The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all life and breath and all things; and He made from one, every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times, and the boundaries of their habitation, that they should seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said,' For we also are His offspring.' "Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man. "Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all everywhere should repent, because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead. "
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Heavenly Father,
Thank you for your creation. Thank you for the revelation of your son. Lord, help us remember your Word in everything we do and see. Help us understand what is needed and what is happening with the events around us. We want to see the heart of the people we meet and not the surface. We want to be a help not a hindrance to them. Lord, guide our paths with wisdom and courage. Lord, we lift our service men and women, past and present. Thank you Lord, in Jesus name we praise and pray to you, amen
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