This is the day that the Lord has made;let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 ESV
No matter what the calendar says, or what is happening in our world, we can always join in with King David by saying, “This is the Day that the Lord has made!” I hope you will enjoy our sing along at the Life Care Center a few weeks back.
This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24 NKJV
That is a question that friends ask, doctors ask and that we all want to know. But whether we recall the date or not: no matter the season: This is the Day That the Lord Has made! I hope you enjoy this living little opening medley of two of our favorite choruses. This is the Day and Thy Loving Kindness seem to be big hits with the residents at Life Care Center and I hope that you will enjoy listening and maybe even sing along!
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. Genesis 1:16
In many hymns we sing about how great God is, and especially in the song, “How Great Thou Art.” Those lyrics remind me of my Sunday afternoons, when I was a small boy. For some reason, my parents decided that Sunday afternoons were a great time for me to memorize Genesis chapter one. I’m not sure if they really cared so much about me learning scripture, of if they just figured it was good discipline for a busy nine-year-old. While I slogged through the process, I was always quite impressed with the verse that said: “And God said let there be light.” and POW- there was light! I imagined God’s Spirit moving over vast dark ocean waves while God wrestled with the mysterious elements of the creation. I could just picture how after the light, came the oceans, then fish, birds, animals and finally man. After reading about all of God’s impressive accomplishments, we come to the tail end of verse sixteen, where it says, “He made the stars also.” This final act of creation is added almost as an afterthought, but today, after more than 60 years I know that in that snippet of a verse when God spoke, that trillions and trillions of stars came exploding into the universe. At those times when I see the enormity of God’s creation, the words of the hymn come back, “I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder.” and I am stunned that our mighty creator God has chosen to love people like you and me. Though we cannot with even our most advanced instruments see the farthest star, God calls every one of them by name and He calls us by name as well. Then this mighty loving creator God paused, took a deep breath, and then “He made the stars also!”
I see the stars; I hear the rolling thunder.
His power throughout the universe displayed.How Great Thou Art by Carl Boberg 1886
The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork .
Psalm 19:1 NKJV
“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. John 141-2 NKJV
Yesterday I returned to Watermark Assisted Living and shared with my friends some of the details of our 50th wedding anniversary travels. Besides visiting with our family, the high point was to worship at the little country church where we were married a lifetime ago. Lots of things have changed but amazingly they are still using the same piano that Nancy played before we said, “I do!” I hope you enjoy this heartfelt and sometimes funny session, along with a hymn that talks of where our journey is leading – That Manson over the Hilltop. Why not join us on the journey and put your trust in Jesus Christ to guide you along the way?!
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