God's Care Over All His Works.

1 Praise the LORD, my soul.
LORD my God, you are very great;
you are clothed with splendor and majesty.

2 The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment;
he stretches out the heavens like a tent
3 and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters.
He makes the clouds his chariot
and rides on the wings of the wind.
4 He makes winds his messengers,[a]
flames of fire his servants.
5 He set the earth on its foundations;
it can never be moved.
6 You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
7 But at your rebuke the waters fled,
at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
8 they flowed over the mountains,
they went down into the valleys,
to the place you assigned for them.
9 You set a boundary they cannot cross;
never again will they cover the earth.

31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever;
may the LORD rejoice in his works—
32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,
who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the LORD all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
as I rejoice in the LORD.
(Psalm 104:1-9,31-34)

I began my reading this morning in Job. A cross-reference there sent me to Psalms. This entire psalm details the glory of God's creation - how He has provided for each creature - how He designed a world perfectly suited for each living thing He created.

When I read through scripture, I am encouraged and reassured that God, indeed, has wisdom, knowledge, strength and power enough to keep the world spinning on its axis. More than that, He keeps us and guides us and comforts us.

I can't help but think of another scripture passage, "Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:5-7 NIV).

Blessings on your journey,
Mary

Let There Be YOU!

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, . . .

Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them" (Genesis 1:1-3, 6-, 7, 9, 14, 26-27 NIV).

Yes, Genesis was referring to YOU! God spoke you into existence! He saved man for last because He desired a perfect place and time for man to come into existence.

Just as God perfectly and divinely planned mankind collectively, He perfectly and divinely planned you!

The next time you're feeling insignificant or small or battered by the world, repeat this, inserting your name in the blank: "Then God said, 'Let us make ________ in our image and likeness.'"

Blessings on your journey,
Mary