July 31, 2018 Tuesday

“10 ¶  All Your works shall praise You, O LORD, And Your saints shall bless You. 11  They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, And talk of Your power, 12  To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, And the glorious majesty of His kingdom. 13  Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations. 14  The LORD upholds all who fall, And raises up all who are bowed down. 15  The eyes of all look expectantly to You, And You give them their food in due season. 16  You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing. 17  The LORD is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works. 18  The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.” (Psalm 145:10-18 NKJV)

            “We shall serve no whine before its time!”  It is very easy to see what we do not have and the troubles in our lives as unfair and whine about our lives.  We can cry out “Where is God?  Doesn’t God care?”  We see the world and our lives through our self.

            Some believe God will only condemn them.  God is righteous and so we should be condemned but God is also gracious and if we call upon God we will be forgiven and cleansed.

            The Psalmist looks at the world and life through God and His provision and sees all of creation glorifying the Creator.  Looking at the glory of God rather than ourselves expands our vision and our lives.  We can become life centered rather than death oriented. 

            Centering our lives on God allows us to discover we are part of creation and to join in creations celebration of the Creator and of the redemption of creation by Jesus!  Recognizing creation is the work of the Creator and the Redeemer should help us value creation and seek to honor God’s gift!

            When we praise God join with all of creation to celebrate who God is and God’s provision and presence.  Joining with creation helps us realize God will be worshipped and celebrated generation after generation and we have a responsibility of sharing and passing on the joy of life by being God centered!

            Do you live looking to yourself or look to see God working in your life and in the world?  Are you limited by your own intelligence and strength or do seek God’s power and wisdom?  Have you discovered the value of creation because of the Creator?