Psalm 148
It's 67 degrees in Michigan this morning, and I was able to have my quiet time outside on my patio for the first time since late last October. I've been waiting for this day with such great anticipation, because something about being outdoors with my Jesus makes me feel ever so close to Him. I thought it appropriate to read Psalm 148 while I enjoyed spring awakening all around me. New life. Here's my personal take on what I saw and felt in relation to the psalmist's words so many years ago.
HalleluYah! If I could part the morning curtains, just an inch or two -- would I see Your Majesty seated on a throne of glory, right above my head? Are you THAT close, just on the other side of those white puffy clouds? It gives me great comfort to imagine that you are.
If my ears could only hear the seraphs and a great company of the heavenly host singing "HalleluYah", I would cry, "Woe is me!", fall on my face, and join their chorus of "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of His glory". (Isaiah 6:3)
HalleluYah! A new day! Pink hues on the horizon announce the rising of the morning sun. The moon moves aside to take its rightful place until dusk. Your faithfulness on grand display!
HalleluYah! You fashioned the stars, the clouds, the galaxies and the highest heavens above out of nothing. "Let there be..." There they will remain, day after day, year after year, until that same Voice cries, "I am making everything new!" (Revelation 21:5)
HalleluYah! Praise Him on the earth! He walks on the waters. The clouds are His chariots. He rides on the wings of the wind. Lightning goes before Him and righteousness is the foundation of His throne.
At His Voice the mountains and oak trees bow. HalleluYah! Praise Him all creatures, great and small. Praise Him, squirrels (yes, squirrels!). Praise Him rabbits and all you cardinals, blue jays, chickadees and sparrows.
HalleluYah! You kings and rulers and presidents. Men and women of all ages, nations and tribes. Mosaics of people, tapestries of color. Different. Diverse. Dearly loved. Each and every one.
HalleluYah! His name is wonderful, awesome, exalted above all. His splendor is greater than all the heavens and the earth!
HalleluYah! He has raised up Jesus, the Lord's Christ -- for us -- for you and for me -- the people close to His heart.
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world." (Psalm 19: 1-4)
HalleluYah!
HalleluYah! If I could part the morning curtains, just an inch or two -- would I see Your Majesty seated on a throne of glory, right above my head? Are you THAT close, just on the other side of those white puffy clouds? It gives me great comfort to imagine that you are.
If my ears could only hear the seraphs and a great company of the heavenly host singing "HalleluYah", I would cry, "Woe is me!", fall on my face, and join their chorus of "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of His glory". (Isaiah 6:3)
HalleluYah! A new day! Pink hues on the horizon announce the rising of the morning sun. The moon moves aside to take its rightful place until dusk. Your faithfulness on grand display!
HalleluYah! You fashioned the stars, the clouds, the galaxies and the highest heavens above out of nothing. "Let there be..." There they will remain, day after day, year after year, until that same Voice cries, "I am making everything new!" (Revelation 21:5)
HalleluYah! Praise Him on the earth! He walks on the waters. The clouds are His chariots. He rides on the wings of the wind. Lightning goes before Him and righteousness is the foundation of His throne.
At His Voice the mountains and oak trees bow. HalleluYah! Praise Him all creatures, great and small. Praise Him, squirrels (yes, squirrels!). Praise Him rabbits and all you cardinals, blue jays, chickadees and sparrows.
HalleluYah! You kings and rulers and presidents. Men and women of all ages, nations and tribes. Mosaics of people, tapestries of color. Different. Diverse. Dearly loved. Each and every one.
HalleluYah! His name is wonderful, awesome, exalted above all. His splendor is greater than all the heavens and the earth!
HalleluYah! He has raised up Jesus, the Lord's Christ -- for us -- for you and for me -- the people close to His heart.
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world." (Psalm 19: 1-4)
HalleluYah!
posted by Donna Schultz | 5:38 AM
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