Plant good seeds and the good food of the Spirit will bring rich blessings. Continue the sense of wonder the gospel offers for you daily and share with others. The enthusiasm will be contagious and the harvest will be plentiful. – Galatians 6:10
From “Greatness of God Expressed in Nature”, Elihu gives a talk that challenges Job to consider how deep and inconceivable God’s counsel is compared to that of fellow man.
As you set out each day, give praise for each day with songs like How Great is Our God by Chris Tomlin. Take inspiration from the lyrics that express respect for the Creator. Worthy of all praise, our hands we do raise as the whole world does rejoice and sing with one voice.
This day with God, we seek to discover the wonder of the world around us and share this wonder with others. We continue to take in the Word of God and hope to share thoughts that are useful for teaching and training towards the Way. We constantly search for ways to apply our faith in order to impact the world in a positive way. Today, we are reading Job 36:24 through 37:24.
The greatness of God is expressed in nature and God is Creator of nature. This greatness is expressed through thunder, lightning, and rain. It is expressed through all the seasons, the daily rise of the sun in the morning, and setting of the sun in the evening.
According to Elihu, there are two uses for nature which are to govern nations and provide food in abundance (v. 31). This account of Elihu expresses God’s ways. Like thunder and lightning directing one to take shelter away from a storm, nature teaches us to respect the Creator. This talk of Elihu is to challenge Job because he has to consider how deep and inconceivable God’s counsel is compared to that of fellow man.
There is a relationship between the word of God and things of nature. They both are His Creation. They both teach us lessons that we can apply to everyday living. Take inspiration from the following poem to give praise for all of our days.
God is concerned
For our well-being
And all His creation;
His love is so freeing.
He turns the summer
Into a new fall;
Cooling things down;
New focus for all.
The Holy Spirit
Like the wind blowing,
Stirs up the rains;
The rivers are flowing.
It is good to praise God
Because when our hope
Is in His unfailing love;
We can more than cope.
There is wonder,
There is security,
And we reward God
With spiritual maturity.
Praise Him for creation;
Various parts of earth;
The moon and stars;
The miracle of birth.
Praise Him for angels;
Sea creatures and birds;
From valleys to mountains;
With His inspiring Words.
Over a high vista
As we look out.
The beauty of Creation
Makes us shout.
The blue water
Of a still ocean;
The beauty of a sunset;
Sparking emotion.
We praise Him in music,
Praise Him through art,
In everything we do
He gives us a great start.
Through His Creation
And through His Word,
There are lessons learned,
Knowledge transferred.
To help with priority;
Provide our daily bread.
To give us inspiration
As we step ahead.
This day with You Lord, we give You praise for all Your days. Each day of a cold winter morning and each day of a warm summer evening as the sun sets in the west. Your greatness is expressed in nature, and it teaches us to give You respect for You are Creator of it all. It makes us consider how deep and inconceivable Your counsel is as we step ahead each day. Amen.
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. –Hebrews 11:1
From “We Trust Because He First Loved Us”, noted was that God teaches by the Bible to spark a light of faith in each heart leading safely through the mists of doubt. The Son teaches with clear principles that are straight from our Creator and radiates His Spirit which lives in each believer.
This day with God, listen to the song I Lift My Hands by Chris Tomlin and like the lyrics say, let faith arise for He will be our refuge and strength in times of difficulty.
This day with God, we continue to follow His plan, reflect His view, and shine the light to what we should do. We trust because He first loved us. Today, we continue in Job 36:1-23 and note that Elihu discovers the attributes of God which include being mighty, firm in purpose, and giver of rights for the afflicted.
God lifts up the righteous but sometimes even the righteous go through difficulty so we may ask the question: What is the purpose of affliction? According to Elihu, it is to teach people of their wrong ways. God makes them listen to correction and commands them to repent of their evil (v. 10). Elihu says that Job should take his affliction as a teaching moment.
God teaches by the Bible to spark a light of faith in each heart leading safely through the mists of doubt. The Son teaches with clear principles that are straight from our Creator and radiates His Spirit which lives in each believer.
This day with You Lord, we trust because You first loved us. You have freed us up to fulfill our purpose. We trust and lay down our fears. We are grateful for what You have already done. The Good News shines the light on the path we should take so we ask that You open our eyes Lord now and let faith arise. Amen.
A poem posted at my other blog Step Ahead is inspired by the post “Kneeling to Pray Gives Strength to Stand” which has thoughts on “The Parable of the Tenants”. One lesson from this parable is that if you accept His Son, then God will accept you into an amazing future in which the impossible becomes possible. You will be able to use your individual strengths for the glory of His kingdom. There will be calmness because you will accept your lot in life, focus on what you can do, accept His help, and just be the awesome person you were meant to be.
Accept what God is telling you in the song You Say by Lauren Daigle. Many may want to bring you down in this world but God holds you in His arms and says you are AWESOME so trust in what you can do with God’s help.
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