From the book of Sirach, chapter 39, verses 16 through 17:
"The works of God are all of them good;
in its own time every need is supplied.
At His word the waters become still as in a flask;
He had but speak and reservoirs were made."
This is such a wonderful verse of scripture. Sometime you may want to read the whole chapter. The book of Sirach, or the book of Ecclesiaticus, are found only in a catholic bible. It is one of the books that was not included in King James version, for some reason. But it is such good reading and such good direction.
As we spent our days camping, I can always know that God is the creator of the universe. He is my creator. And I know that everything He created is good! I know He is there, caring for my every need and watching over me and mine. I know that just at His word the waters become still. Like a still, small voice inside of me, I feel the calming effects of spending time with Him. I feel the reservoirs of water (the Holy Spirit) well up within me. And I know He is there! What a comfort.
We look up into the night sky and behold the millions of stars, the milky way, the moon. And they are there every single night - never changed. We know there is a God! A God who loves us. A God who loved us so much He sent His only son down here to walk with us and live among us, and be led to the cross to carry all the sins and pains and sorrows of mankind and nail them to the cross, so we could be "saved" and have eternal life.
What an awesome God we serve!
5 comments:
Amen. That is a wonderful verse. And I love what you wrote here. God was, is, and always will be. Have you ever heard that Rhonda Gunn song "Healing Water". It is beautiful and your writing here makes me think you would like it.
Oh, wrong. The name of the song is "Mercy River". I posted it on our blog once. Beautiful song.
Another beautiful teaching. I can picture you there sitting at the calm water, taking it in, and again in the evening watching the moon and stars. It reminds me of the Louie Giglio teachings about the galaxy. It is overwhelming to think of how God can take the time to love us so much.
I'm going to have to find a Rhonda Gunn CD. I like her music and the words are always so appropriate and beautiful!
Yes, Linda, that was one of the things I thought of all the times we looked at the stars (the Louie Giglio DVD's). Be sure to watch those everyone. Amazing!
How beautiful it is there! I bet these pictures don't capture the full beauty of it, either. It made me think of the Leo Giglio's DVDs, too. Amazing stuff!
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