Tag: Psalms

2020 Election

For thousands of years, even before time began, God has been on the throne. Nothing has changed in the hierarchy of Who is in control, Who is in charge, Who calls all the shots, Who we can trust, and Who gets the glory.

Election Results are​​ In!

 Everything has passed that God has allowed; nothing has passed that was not part of His plan.

 God is on His throne​​ – always has been, always will be.​​ Psalm 90:2, “Before the mountains were born, Or Thou didst give birth to the earth and the world,​​ even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God”.​​ 

God is​​ Most​​ High.​​ Psalm 83:18, “That they may know that Thou alone, whose name is the LORD, Art the Most High over all the earth”.​​ There is no need to despair,​​ the future is certain. ​​ The world definitely looks unsettled to many of us, it may seem like things are unraveling and unrest can be felt. ​​ Yet,​​ God has a plan which is perfect. ​​ 

God​​ knows all things. ​​​​ Psalm 139:1-3, ​​ “O LORD, Thou hast searched me and known [me.] Thou dost know when I sit down and when I rise up; Thou dost understand my thought from afar. Thou dost scrutinize my path and my lying down,​​ and art intimately acquainted with all my ways”.​​ Proverbs 5:21, “For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the LORD,​​ and He watches all his paths”. ​​​​ There are no surprises,​​ and​​ no contested results. ​​ 

God sees all things. ​​​​ Psalm 139:7-10, “Where can I go from Thy Spirit? Or where can I flee from Thy presence? If I ascend to heaven, Thou art there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, Thou art there.​​ If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, Even there Thy hand will lead me, And Thy right hand will lay hold of me”.​​ There​​ are no tapes for God to review. ​​ He knows and He sees with perfect judgment.

God is​​ faithful. ​​ Hebrews 10:23​​ “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful”. ​​ No matter​​ how bad it may seem, God will not bail! ​​ The opposite of faithfulness is being a traitor, not holding to your promises.​​ We witness this all around us. ​​ However, God is always true to His word. ​​ Deuteronomy 31:6, "Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you." ​​ 

God is merciful and longsuffering.​​ Exodus 34:6-7, “Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave [the guilty] unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations”." ​​​​ God​​ is holding His hand out through His Son to forgive you of all offense. ​​ Will you grasp it, receive His grace and proclaim His majesty?

 God is King of all, Ruler of all.​​ Who do you worship? ​​ The world and all it contains, or the Creator of everything?​​ 1Timothy 1:17, “Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, [be] honor and glory forever and ever. Amen”.​​ Isaiah 44:6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: 'I am the first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me.

 For​​ thousands of years, even before time began, God has been on the throne. ​​ Nothing has changed in the hierarchy of Who is in control, Who is in charge, Who calls all the shots, Who we can trust, and Who​​ gets​​ the glory.

 It is amazing that a perfect and holy God continues to have compassion on the world. ​​ The truth is, He desires all to be saved and has a greater love for His creation than we can imagine. ​​ This love was made manifest in His Son, Jesus Christ. ​​ Trusting in Him alone will result in peace no matter the circumstances. ​​ Will you continue in confusion or live for Christ?​​ 

 Isaiah 25:1 O LORD, Thou art my God; I will exalt Thee, I will give thanks to Thy name;​​ for Thou hast worked wonders,​​ plans [formed] long ago, with perfect faithfulness.​​ 

Focus Heavenward.

Light(ning)s – Camera – Action!

God directs all things for His ultimate glory. If you are His child, having claimed Him as Lord and accepted the gift of His Son’s death, you are in the mighty, powerful hand of the One who directs all physical and natural phenomena

Lightning. An abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light. Atmospheric electricity. A physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere. A physical phenomenon is a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy. A phenomenon is a process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning; a remarkable development.

Here, in the Antelope Valley, we are largely unaware of true weather. It gets hot, it gets windy, and it gets windy and hot. Then it gets cold, it gets windy, and it gets windy and cold. That’s pretty much our weather pattern. If or when we get a sprinkle of water from the sky it is for the most part celebrated and enjoyed for all its worth. If or when we receive real snowflakes or hail  is a topic of conversation for days.

But, I like living here, it kinda grows on you. You learn to appreciate fewer bugs because the hot, dry heat is not conducive to their need for moisture. Bugs dry up quickly. And, the dry weather gives you a reason to try out many beautifully scented lotions because your skin cries for moisture as you watch it shriveling before your eyes – hmmm, citrus or floral??

Lately, we’ve had more moisture than in recent years and all of a sudden earthworms are everywhere. The chickens love them, along with the current development of cockroaches – Arrgh! or “Yucky” (in grandchildren language), a fairly gross insect. My better half has become creative in what to do with these new ‘blessings’. One of our grandsons loves digging up worms and feeding them to the chickens and probably the best natural cockroach deterrent are the dozen beaks of hungry hens!

On to the recent weather. We’ve been experiencing beautiful lightning storms. We’ve even had what you might call short downpours of rain with thunder and lightning. Of course, this makes me think of God’s ultimate power over the universe. He paints the picture of lightning bolts in our sky. He controls the sound of thunder we hear. He knows the number of rain drops He sends. He directs the speed of wind.

Thunder is called the voice of God in His word.

Ps 29:1-4 (A Psalm of David.) Ascribe to the LORD, O sons of the mighty, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to His name; worship the LORD in holy array. 3 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD is over many waters. 4 The voice of the LORD is powerful, the voice of the LORD is majestic.

Job 37:2-3 “Listen closely to the thunder of His voice, and the rumbling that goes out from His mouth. 3 “Under the whole heaven He lets it loose, and His lightning to the ends of the earth.

God sets “a limit for the rain, and a course for the thunderbolt”. Job 28:26
See the pictures below that my husband took of a lightning strike last night. First, a course for the direction of lightning is paved by an initial current that comes from the ground. Then the lightning follows that exact path in reverse direction back down to the ground.  Look at the direction of the ‘fingers’ in the second photo. Wow! God’s world!

Who are we to doubt His power? Are you able to answer the questions God asked Job of his understanding of God’s ways?
Job 38:24-25 “Where is the way that the light is divided, [Or] the east wind scattered on the earth? 25 “Who has cleft a channel for the flood, or a way for the thunderbolt;
Job 38:35 “Can you send forth lightnings that they may go and say to you, ‘Here we are’?
God directs all things for His ultimate glory. If you are His child, having claimed Him as Lord and accepted the gift of His Son’s death, you are in the mighty, powerful hand of the One who directs all physical and natural phenomena.
Ps 18:14 And He sent out His arrows, and scattered them, and lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them.
I pray you join me in acknowledging God’s glory and strength, power and majesty (Ps. 29:1-4); His control over all heaven and earth (Job 37:2-3); His direction of all scientific and natural phenomena (Job 28:26; 38:24-25;38:35); and His right to set forth the comings and goings of all things (Ps 18:14).

De 4:35,39 “To you it was shown that you might know that the LORD, He is God; there is no other besides Him. 39 “Know therefore today, and take it to your heart, that the LORD, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.

Light(ning)s – Camera – Action – Praise!