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Would you pray this humbling prayer?
“Mystify, arouse, and confuse me
Shatter all my plans and illusions,
That I might lose my way.
Don’t let me see the path or the light,
Until I am ready to be led
To the harbor of the poor and willing heart.”
These are the opening words to Kevin Prosch’s song, “Every Ray.” How well he understands the low the lintel of the human heart.Continue reading
Pause today…read slowly…savor each thought…and worship!
God, You live forever—You have no beginning and no end.
By Your word, the foundations of the world were laid.
Mountains tremble, and the heavens bow at Your command.
Your lightning reaches the ends of the earth. Your thunder roars wondrously.
The heavens are telling the glory of God, and their expanse declares the works of His hands.
From Your breath ice is made, and the great expanse of the waters is frozen.
With moisture You load the thick clouds and change their direction.
Who else can spread out the skies like a molten mirror when the sun goes down?
Who else could lay the foundation of the earth, setting its measurements in perfect balance?
You enclosed the sea with doors, placing boundaries on it, saying here your proud waters stop.
You have entered the springs of the sea and walked in the deep recesses of the earth.
You have seen the storehouses of the snow and hail, and know their time of release.
You bring rain showers on the desert and satisfy the desolate land.
You create dew, making the seeds of grass and grain to sprout.
You lead forth a constellation in its season, binding the chains of Pleiades and the cords of Orion.
You arranged the ordinances of the heavens and fixed their rule over the earth.
You satisfy the appetite of the young lion, and know the time the mountain goats give birth.
God, You see the ostrich flap her wings joyously, and have given the horse his might.
By Your understanding, You made a hawk to soar and caused the eagle to nest on high.
Your voice shakes the wilderness but also makes the deer calve.
All this speaks of Your wonder and majesty, things too wonderful for me!Continue reading
On Sunday morning, February 5, 2012, I let my dog outside and noticed a jet exhaust line stretched out as far as the east is from the west. Other planes in the air had short exhaust tails that dissipated quickly. I thought—what kind of plane makes that long a line? A half hour later, the line was still there.
Later in the day, another jet line crossed the valley—this time north to south. Both lines, the same day. Such a curious thing! I wondered about it, because that particular day, I was studying Zechariah 2. I also read Matthew Henry’s Commentary to help me understand such a mystical Old Testament book. What struck me was this:
Zechariah 2: 1-4, talks about a man with a measuring line in his hands…
Then I looked up, and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand. I asked, “Where are you going?” He answered me, “To measure Jerusalem, to find out how wide and how long it is.” While the angel who was speaking to me was leaving, another angel came to meet him and said to him: “Run, tell that young man, ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the great number of people and animals in it. And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will be its glory within.’” (NIV)
Jesus, the Master Builder, is building room for multitudes. He is drawing up the plans and measuring out the perimeters for the “church”—how long and how wide (From Matthew Henry’s Commentary). The jet streams I saw in the sky completely stirred me. Perhaps God was saying something over our valley through these verses.
This background information has a purpose. Stay with me…wait for it!Continue reading
