Last night my wife and I went to one of the many City Parks in the town we live in. This particular park I've driven by 100's of times, but I can't remember if we have ever stopped there. We took a blanket out of the car, placed it under a old tree and laid down. I started looking at the branches of this tree, stretching up for at least a couple of hundred feet. The leaves, the trunk,and of course the blue sky peeking through all of this. I got to thinking how would an artist from this angle, put all of this on a piece of paper? It may sound silly but I really thought about the proportions, the shading of colors, the twists and bends of each twig and branch of that tree.
Naturally, this took me to thinking about in Genesis 1:1 where it says, "God created the heavens and the earth."
I paused.....I started thinking about what I will call the void. That great expanse of nothing. Then, "God said."
I'm going to borrow from a book that I read by Dr. RC Sproul entitled, "The Holiness of God." He wrote,
"The first sound in the universe was the voice of God commanding, "Let there be." It is improper to say that this was the first sound "in" the universe because until the sound was made there was no universe for it to be in. God shouted into a void.The command created its own molecules to carry the sound waves of Gods voice farther and farther into space. Yet the sound waves would take to long, the speed of this imperative exceeded the speed of light. As soon as the words left the Creator's mouth, things began to happen. Where his voice reverberated, stars appeared, glowing in unspeakable brilliance in tempo with the songs of angels. The force of the divine energy splattered against the sky like a kaleidoscope of color hurled up from the palette of a powerful artist. Comets crisscrossed across the sky with flashing tails like the Fourth of July skyrockets."
This of course excited me!! After all of this God, scooped up some clay and breathed into it. This of course when he created man. I also get very excited that God created me to worship him. I recognize that we all have things going on in our lives that can distract us from worshiping Jesus. You name it. There are thousands of clanging cymbals all making noise, all wanting our time and attention. When all this starts to happen. When those cymbals start clanging looking for my attention. I know that first and foremost, that I was created to worship God.
My prayer today:
Lord thank you for all that you have done. There simply are no words that adequately describe your love for us. Thank you for speaking into the void, which was my heart. Allow me to have that same compassion for you, that you have for us.Lord thank you for the opportunity to worship you. For this I was created and I marvel, in fact I stand in awe at who you are. When the cymbals of distraction, pride or envy start to clang in my world today, lord let me focus on your love for me. Thank you for your forgiveness. I recognize that without you I am nothing. Jesus, allow me to be that light shining in dark places proclaiming the "Truth" of who you are.
Naturally, this took me to thinking about in Genesis 1:1 where it says, "God created the heavens and the earth."
I paused.....I started thinking about what I will call the void. That great expanse of nothing. Then, "God said."
I'm going to borrow from a book that I read by Dr. RC Sproul entitled, "The Holiness of God." He wrote,
"The first sound in the universe was the voice of God commanding, "Let there be." It is improper to say that this was the first sound "in" the universe because until the sound was made there was no universe for it to be in. God shouted into a void.The command created its own molecules to carry the sound waves of Gods voice farther and farther into space. Yet the sound waves would take to long, the speed of this imperative exceeded the speed of light. As soon as the words left the Creator's mouth, things began to happen. Where his voice reverberated, stars appeared, glowing in unspeakable brilliance in tempo with the songs of angels. The force of the divine energy splattered against the sky like a kaleidoscope of color hurled up from the palette of a powerful artist. Comets crisscrossed across the sky with flashing tails like the Fourth of July skyrockets."
This of course excited me!! After all of this God, scooped up some clay and breathed into it. This of course when he created man. I also get very excited that God created me to worship him. I recognize that we all have things going on in our lives that can distract us from worshiping Jesus. You name it. There are thousands of clanging cymbals all making noise, all wanting our time and attention. When all this starts to happen. When those cymbals start clanging looking for my attention. I know that first and foremost, that I was created to worship God.
My prayer today:
Lord thank you for all that you have done. There simply are no words that adequately describe your love for us. Thank you for speaking into the void, which was my heart. Allow me to have that same compassion for you, that you have for us.Lord thank you for the opportunity to worship you. For this I was created and I marvel, in fact I stand in awe at who you are. When the cymbals of distraction, pride or envy start to clang in my world today, lord let me focus on your love for me. Thank you for your forgiveness. I recognize that without you I am nothing. Jesus, allow me to be that light shining in dark places proclaiming the "Truth" of who you are.
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