Psalm 19:1

The heavens are telling of the glory of God.

David sings about the glory of God that he sees in nature and in His word.

Thoughts for the day...
Mike Pierce will always be my first pastor. In addition to his love (or obsession?) of Diet Pepsi, I remember that Ziggy was his favorite comic strip character. I bring this up because this verse makes me think of a Ziggy comic from the newspaper probably fifteen years ago. It's a one-frame strip, and it's a picture of Ziggy on top of a mountain, looking down over the land, a beautiful sunset in his view, and he's clapping, yelling "Go God!" I think of that particular strip often when I take time to stop and admire the beauty of the world God created.

The beauty of this world takes my breath away. I'm blessed to be in a place where God outdid Himself, with the rolling hills, the beautiful starry nights, and the clean air that is Tennessee. But I also think of my trips to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. I think of our yearly vacations to Ontario, staying on the clear shores of Lake Huron. I think of the whole earth that I see when we watch BBC's Earth series. Forget Corot, Turner, and Monet. God is, without a doubt, the best landscape artist of all time.

A couple of weeks ago, I was taking the trash to the curb when I looked up. It was about 11 o'clock in the evening, it had been a cloudless day which had turned into a cloudless night. There was no moon, and where we live, no city lights. Only the stars illuminated the sky, and it was breath-taking. I stopped in the middle of the driveway, forgetting about my chore, and just stared at the sky for probably a minute. I remember thanking God for such a gorgeous sight, and I thank Him every time I lay my eyes on more of His creation that is our landscape.

I do not make this next comment with the intention of starting a debate, but how can you look at the world around you and think that it was all by accident? The earth is God's canvas, and he's used a crazy palette of colors to show us His glory. Maybe it's partly the after-effects of watching Avatar again a couple of weeks ago, but I wish that more people appreciated His artwork.

My Prayer
Thank you, God, for showing Your glory through your creation. The greens of the earth, the blues of the sky and waters--they're all the perfect combination of colors that you created. The earth is alive with things that You simply spoke into being, and I pray that I and others show the respect that Your creation deserves. Thank you for the beautiful nights that You've made me look up at, the soothing colors of nature that You use to help relax me after a hard day. If the world could speak, it would shout Your name and worship You as well, for bringing it into being. I pray that I would bring You glory by respecting Your creation.