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Podcast 42.2 Transcript, 10.2 REPLAYED
Welcome to Thursday Thoughts at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s think about this.
When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,
Praise him for the growing fields, for they display his greatness. Let the trees of the forest rustle with praise. Psalm 96:12 Living Bible (TLB)
I love the way this is paraphrased. Fields displaying His greatness, trees rustling with praise. Creation declaring His worthiness. When did you last just wander along in God’s handiwork? Recall it and make it a point to do so again soon.
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches. Psalm 104:12 ESV
When was the last time you got quiet enough to just listen? Chances are when you did you could probably hear the singing of some birds, and maybe some insects too. What an ordinary reminder of the extraordinary creativity of our God. Ask Him to help you learn to listen.
When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
For behold, he who forms the mountains and creates the wind, and declares to man what is his thought, who makes the morning darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth— the Lord, the God of hosts, is his name! Amos 4:13 ESV
Few things in creation make me feel so small as the majestic mountains. How kind of God to form some clay into them, other clay into us, while all of it displays His greatness. Tell Him, “Thank You for making mountains and me!”
And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:2-3 ESV
The power in the previous line and the gentleness in this one juxtaposes two of God’s greatest qualities. Creator God made it all. Shepherd God cares for it all. One and the same God, for you. Praise Him for the restorative properties of still waters and gentle breezes.
Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.
When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.
Take the mindfulness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond. Until next time,
Be Resonant.
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