Friday, June 19, 2009
DC 09 Tour - Devotions for June 19, 2009
We Sing the Mighty Power of God
We sing the mighty pow’r of God, that made the mountains rise,
That spread the flowing seas abroad, and built the lofty skies.
We sing the wisdom that ordained the sun to rule the day;
The moon shines full at God’s command, and all the stars obey.
We sing the goodness of the Lord, that filled the earth with food;
God formed the creatures with a word, and then pronounced them good.
Lord, how thy wonders are displayed where e’er we turn our eyes;
If we survey the ground we tread, or gaze upon the skies.
There’s not a plant or flow’r below, but makes thy glories known;
And clouds arise, and tempests blow, by order from thy throne;
While all that borrows life from thee is ever in thy care,
And ev’ry where that we can be, thou, God, are present there.
Sing hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
Psalm 8
Who do you consider to be beautiful? Has anything you have ever seen literally taken your breath away? What are the pictures or artwork hanging up in your room?
It is amazing how technology has changed the world in the last ten to fifteen years. Not so long ago cell phones were big, clumsy gadgets you had to plug into your car lighter. Most people thought they were just a stupid invention that would never catch on. Computers were big and fat, too, and were nothing more than just souped-up typewriters. The development of the internet has sure changed that! By the way, do you even know what a typewriter is?
Have you ever wondered how smart the people must be who have invented some of this stuff. (Like Al Gore?!!!) It really is mind-boggling to think how billions of pieces of data, pictures, music, and video are sent every day through tiny fiber-optic cables. How can a human voice fly through the air and be transmitted and perfectly understood by someone riding in a subway in another time zone half-way around the world? How can it be that an airplane which weighs 5 tons can move faster than the speed of sound? “Whoa,” and you were like “whoaa” and then I was like “whoaaaa….”
As amazing as these things are there is something else that makes them all look like kindergarten art. Look outside the window. Look around at the people beside you. Take a big, deep breath of oxygen. The most awesome invention of all time is God’s creation of the world and the people who live in it. The mountains, the sky, the moon and stars, a baby, a pine tree, a snake, a river, a seashell, a centipede, a grizzly bear, molecules and atoms and sound waves and eclipses and hurricanes and music and ideas and love and beauty and so on and so on to infinity and beyond…
‘Nuff said.
Thank God for the awesome world you live in. Remember the beauty of the world and the simple gifts of friends, laughter, and life as you enjoy this day of abundant living!
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