How about we stay in Psalm 95 for a couple days as we head on over to Thanksgiving this week? Yesterday we looked at those first two verses, which urge us to raise our voices in joyful and triumphant shouts of thanksgiving.
Now just in case we cannot come up with reasons to be thankful on our own, the psalmist gives us a couple. The first reason comes in verses 3-5.
“For the Lord is a great God, a great King above all gods. The depths of the earth are in His hand, and the mountain peaks are His. The sea is His; He made it. His hands formed the dry land.” [HCSB]
The LORD we serve is the great God, the great King. He reigns above all gods. He is creator, His Hands made everything. He is Sustainer, He holds it all together.
Last week I drove down a particular highway to get to my doctor’s office. That road heads straight toward our foothills and mountains, which at that time were covered with snow from a recent storm. That drive always makes me feel like I am heading into the sky, it always reminds me of my God. I feel like I could just keep driving and end up in heaven.
God surrounded us with such beauty on this earth. The mountains, the oceans, the deserts, the flora and fauna. As we survey the beauty He has encompassed us with, we can only imagine what heaven must be like!
This week take a moment and look around you. Look at the beauty God has given us, the vibrant colors, glorious landscapes, and ever-changing sky! And be thankful. He could have made everything brown! But He chose to bless us with wondrous beauty.
Thank you, Father. You are Amazing God!
