WORD From The Woods
Psalms 113
“Praise the LORD!
Praise, O servants of the LORD,
praise the name of the LORD!
Blessed be the name of the LORD
from this time forth and forevermore!
From the rising of the sun to its setting,
the name of the LORD is to be praised!
The LORD is high above all nations,
and his glory above the heavens!
Who is like the LORD our God,
who is seated on high,
who looks far down
on the heavens and the earth?
He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
to make them sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
He gives the barren woman a home,
making her the joyous mother of children.
Praise the LORD!”
As loggers, we get the opportunity to see some of the most glorious scenery! I captured the attached photo awhile back as I was processing logs up high on a mountain top in southwest Oregon. The valleys below were all covered in a thick layer of fog as the early morning started to break into the darkness with a host of brilliant colors. I could still see the planet Venus shining bright, high in the southeastern sky. I’ve probably seen thousands of those kind of sunrises, and they still take my breath away, leaving me in awe of the creative power and glory of our Lord God, the creator of Heaven and Earth. It was another living testimony to His greatness and power over everything. The words of the this psalm of praise came to my mind as another new day sprung forth in worship to the Lord. But, this psalm points us to something far greater, and more glorious than such a brilliant sunrise. When the psalmist wrote that the Lord raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, he’s pointing us to the most glorious thing in the history of the universe, which is, the gospel! The awesome reality that Christ came to die on the cross as a ransom for His lost sheep! The fact that He redeemed us rebel sinners is the most unimaginably spectacular thing that has ever happened! It’s so incredible, that the created world around us even praises and worships Him for it! So, when you see the glory of God revealed to us in things like an amazing sunrise, I hope you’re reminded that it’s just a small glimpse of the greatest of God’s accomplishments. The victory of our Lord and Savior that He accomplished by conquering sin and death when he died in our place on the cross, was buried, and broke death’s curse as He rose again on the third day! That is something that should drive us to praise the great name of the Lord our God and hit our knees in worship before Him! And if you have never placed your trust in Christ Jesus for the forgiveness of sin, and confessed Him as Lord, my friend, please do so right now.
God bless, and have a great week! -Terry-
Psalms 113
“Praise the LORD!
Praise, O servants of the LORD,
praise the name of the LORD!
Blessed be the name of the LORD
from this time forth and forevermore!
From the rising of the sun to its setting,
the name of the LORD is to be praised!
The LORD is high above all nations,
and his glory above the heavens!
Who is like the LORD our God,
who is seated on high,
who looks far down
on the heavens and the earth?
He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
to make them sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
He gives the barren woman a home,
making her the joyous mother of children.
Praise the LORD!”
As loggers, we get the opportunity to see some of the most glorious scenery! I captured the attached photo awhile back as I was processing logs up high on a mountain top in southwest Oregon. The valleys below were all covered in a thick layer of fog as the early morning started to break into the darkness with a host of brilliant colors. I could still see the planet Venus shining bright, high in the southeastern sky. I’ve probably seen thousands of those kind of sunrises, and they still take my breath away, leaving me in awe of the creative power and glory of our Lord God, the creator of Heaven and Earth. It was another living testimony to His greatness and power over everything. The words of the this psalm of praise came to my mind as another new day sprung forth in worship to the Lord. But, this psalm points us to something far greater, and more glorious than such a brilliant sunrise. When the psalmist wrote that the Lord raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, he’s pointing us to the most glorious thing in the history of the universe, which is, the gospel! The awesome reality that Christ came to die on the cross as a ransom for His lost sheep! The fact that He redeemed us rebel sinners is the most unimaginably spectacular thing that has ever happened! It’s so incredible, that the created world around us even praises and worships Him for it! So, when you see the glory of God revealed to us in things like an amazing sunrise, I hope you’re reminded that it’s just a small glimpse of the greatest of God’s accomplishments. The victory of our Lord and Savior that He accomplished by conquering sin and death when he died in our place on the cross, was buried, and broke death’s curse as He rose again on the third day! That is something that should drive us to praise the great name of the Lord our God and hit our knees in worship before Him! And if you have never placed your trust in Christ Jesus for the forgiveness of sin, and confessed Him as Lord, my friend, please do so right now.
God bless, and have a great week! -Terry-