Thursday, November 21, 2013
Glad In God’s Work
God is at work in the earth. I know sometimes I have wondered about His planning and timing. Today as I was thinking about this I realized I was looking from my perspective and not God’s perspective. Yo see, I realized that what is just beyond my window – the beauty of trees, the forest animals, the birds that still remain here in the north – all of these God created. And it is by the work of His hands that they remain as living creatures, playing and interacting with one another. He also made everything inside this house. Jesus (Yeshua) spoke of this when He told us not to worry, after teaching us to pray in the manner of the Lord’s prayer, giving it as an example of the meaning of that prayer.
Matthew 6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
For me I need to remind myself than when I talk to God He hears me. He is on our side and clearly wants to provide for us, as Jesus (Yeshua) tells us. And what brought me to think of these things was Psalms 92. The psalmist first tells us to thank and praise God.
Psalms 92:1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
The verse that really got my attention is one I had previously not really fully grasped. I always pray and ask God to bless the work of my hands, which He does promise. However, the psalmist is rejoicing in something diefferent here. He is rejoicing in the works of God and in the works of His hands.
Psalms 92:4 For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
5 O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
He is saying we will triumph by the work of God’s hands, not ours! That made me rejoice because that means that it is God that will do the work, and He does great work! This causes such a burden to lift, a feeling of joy, and thankfulness!
Prayer
Father, we praise and thank You for this day in Your plan and in the works of Your hands. Thank You so much for all You do for us. Thank You for taking care of all of nature. Thank You for taking care of all of Your people. I will continue to praise You today for the works of Your hands. Please reach out Your hands and deliver Your people today Father. Please reach out and give them their needs for today. Father, please forgive us our sins, and we forgive those that sin against us. Father, please grab hold of humanity today Father and show Yourself God. Judge the earth today for the judgement it needs today, setting aright those things that are not straight. We thank You for Your deliverance, healing, and provision. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.