Our Father's World

     Today, the summer solstice marks the 5^th anniversary of writing this blog. My plan was to try to write a devotion ,each day for a year. Like everything these days, it seems impossible that so much time has passed. What a privilege and honor it is to write about the Savior, the One who changed my life and gave it depth and purpose, the One who shows all of us how to love and how to live, the One who freely offers eternal life.

     Summer has officially begun! Being legally blind, I appreciate the early mornings and late evenings with sunlight. What a joy to savor the outdoors again.

The whole earth is filled with awe at Your wonders, where morning dawns, where evening fades You call forth songs of joy. Psalm 65:8

     Having just returned from a 10-day road trip to Colorado, the images, the sounds, and the majesty of creation are engrained in my mind and my heart forever. Have you experienced views that have left you filled with awe, mouth agape, eyes wide, unable to speak at the sheer beauty of God’s creation?

     We experienced God's awe-inspiring creation in natural hot springs, as we visited a 6-acre botanical garden and hiked to view Fish Creek Falls. The sheer volume of sound at the base of the falls brought to mind this verse.

Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls. All Your waves and breakers have swept over me. Psalm 42:7

     Deep calls to deep. The Lord speaks to us through the magnificence of His creation. The sound was overwhelming (and my husband appreciated it as it drowned out our voices!)

     The jagged peaks of the mountains soared above the mist of the clouds, the rushing brook alongside the road poured over the huge rocks into the mountain canyons, the vast amount of pine trees sheltering the wildlife we would see during out stay. There, just outside of the car, we spied a bear, three fox, and almost 100 elk as we drove. The elks faded into the landscape for me, but I did see three and we both saw two moose and many deer. Such design and beauty took our breath away.

    God designed and created this earth for you and for me. It causes me to bow down and worship, to praise His holy name.

Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.  Psalm 90:2

Come, let us bow down to worship, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker. Psalm 95:6

Father,

How do we thank You for the sights, sounds and scents of Your creation? This is our Father’s world and we thank You. Teach us to be grateful for all You have made for us to enjoy. We sit in awe of You today.

In Jesus name,

Amen