Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube video of images and Brian Doerksen singing … Creation Calls … poignantly singing of the the glory of God which we can’t miss in all of creation … and AND THEN ON TO THIS LINK to hear the group Anointed singing of the reality that God Is All Around ; but we must be the ones to see Him and worship Him when we see His glory in creation. … And finally GO TO THIS LINK to hear Gordon Mote exhorting us in song, singing Don’t Let Me Miss the Glory to look around and not miss the glory of God.
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Highlight Verse[s]: Romans 1:20 [NLT] …
20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.
… Mankind has no excuse to claim there is no God; and so often we let our own desires dictate our worship rather than worshipping the God who created all that is around us.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Romans 1:18-25 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul declares the glory of God in creation, where many have a tendency to worship creation rather than the creator.
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Reference Passage [NLT] : … Psalm 19:1 [NLT] …
1 “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands”
… We see the glory of our God in all of His creation.
Reference Passage [NLT] : … Psalm 46:10 [NLT] …
10 “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”
… All we have to do is be still and look around us to see our God in His creation.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Sheridan Voysey, used an personal observation of nature to illustrate how we must look around and know that our God is the creator of all we see. The ODB author wrote: Lord Howe Island is a small paradise of white sands and crystal waters off Australia’s east coast [see photo]. When I visited some years ago, I was struck by its beauty. Here, one could swim with turtles and with fish like the shimmering trevally, while moon wrasses drifted nearby, flashing their neon colors like a billboard. In its lagoon I found coral reefs full of bright orange clownfish and yellow-striped butterfly fish that rushed to kiss my hand. Overwhelmed by such splendor, I couldn’t help but worship God.
But unfortunately, all too often, all too many of us miss what Gordon Mote exhorts us in song (see link above), to look around and not miss God’s glory. And as the group, Anointed, sings, our God truly is all around us! But unfortunately some attempt to worship the creation rather than the Creator, and they miss seeing the reality and greatness of God Himself on display in His creation. And then there are those, who just simply cannot see the Creator in his creation as Brian Doerksen sings.
Today, all reading here, please take in the linked songs; and let’s all just look around us and be still and know that we are taking in God’s creation (Ps. 46:10); and let the heavens declare His glory (Ps. 19:1).
My Prayer Today: Abba Father, … King Jesus, … I’m in awe of what You’ve created, Lord, for Your glory and showing Yourself so that we will worship You. ... I pray we do!! … Amen
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