measured off the sky with a ruler,
gauged how much dust there is on the earth,
weighed the mountains on scales, or the hills in a balance?
13 Who has measured the Spirit of Adonai?
Who has been his counselor, instructing him?
14 Whom did he consult, to gain understanding?
Who taught him how to judge,
taught him what he needed to know,
showed him how to discern?
15 The nations are like a drop in a bucket,
they count like a grain of dust on the scales.
The islands weigh as little as specks of dust.
16 The L’vanon would not suffice for fuel
or its animals be enough for burnt offerings.
17 Before him all the nations are like nothing.
He regards them as less than nothing.
18 With whom, then, will you compare God?
By what standard will you evaluate him?
19 An image made by a craftsman,
which a goldsmith overlays with gold,
for which he then casts silver chains?
20 A man too poor to afford an offering
chooses a piece of wood that won’t rot,
then seeks out a skilled artisan
to prepare an image that won’t fall over.
"Incomparable" by Author: Duane BrushThomas Moran’s painting, The Chasm of the Colorado (1874-75), is massive–more than 12 feet long and 7 feet tall. It depicts the Grand Canyon during an approaching thunderstorm. It was purchased by the United States Congress for display in the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
As effective and impressive as his painting may be, it pales in comparison to the subject. Moran wrote to his wife, “The whole gorge for miles lay beneath us and it was by far the most awfully grand and impressive scene that I have ever yet seen. A suppressed sort of roar comes up constantly from the chasm but with that exception everything impresses you with an awful stillness.”*
Only when you stand on the precipice and view that vast canyon, feel the wind, see the lightning, and hear the echoing thunder of an approaching storm can you begin to understand what Moran was trying to convey. In the same way, it is only in a personal encounter with the sovereign Lord, by faith, that you will begin to understand His incomparable greatness.
*http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/canyon/peopleevents/pandeAMEX04.html
The Hymn for Today: "Awesome God" by Rich Mullins
1. When He rolls up His sleeves
He ain't just puttin' on the Ritz
(our God is an Awesome God)
There is thunder in His footsteps
And lightning in His fists
(our God is an Awesome God)
Well the Lord He wasn't jokin'
when He kicked 'em out of Eden
It wasn't for no reason that He shed His blood
His return is very close and so you better be believin'
That our God is an Awesome God
REFRAIN:
Our God (our god) is an Awesome God
He Reigns (he reigns) from heaven above
With Wisdom (with wisdom) pow'r and love
Our God is an Awesome God
2. When the sky was starless in the void of the night
(our god is an awesome god)
He spoke into the darkness and created the light
(our god is an awesome god)
Judgement and wrath He poured out the Sodom
Mercy and grace He gave us at the cross
I hope that we have not too quickly forgotten that
Our God is an Awesome God
REFRAIN:
Our God (our god) is an Awesome God
He Reigns (he reigns) from heaven above
With Wisdom (with wisdom) pow'r and love
Our God is an Awesome God
REFRAIN:
Our God (our god) is an Awesome God
He Reigns (he reigns) from heaven above
With Wisdom (with wisdom) pow'r and love
Our God is an Awesome God
REFRAIN:
Our God (our god) is an Awesome God
He Reigns (he reigns) from heaven above
With Wisdom (with wisdom) pow'r and love
Our God is an Awesome God
Thought for Today:"Who has counted the handfuls of water in the sea,
measured off the sky with a ruler,
gauged how much dust there is on the earth,
weighed the mountains on scales, or the hills in a balance?
Who has measured the Spirit of Adonai?
Who has been his counselor, instructing him?
Whom did he consult, to gain understanding?
Who taught him how to judge,
taught him what he needed to know,
showed him how to discern?" [Isaiah 40:12-14]
Prayer Needs:
The people who are differently abled that they will be accepted in our churhces as whole people made in the Image of God.
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Prayer Needs:
The people who are differently abled that they will be accepted in our churhces as whole people made in the Image of God.
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