From: "Phil Rembleski" <PHIl@rescuechurchofchrist.org>

To: "1111RESCUEMEMBERS"

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Sent: Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 5:28 AM

Subject: 1-15-24 THOUGHTS

1-15-24   THOUGHTS

In this psalm, I see God’s creation at peace working as He designed it to work... PERFECTLY!  The blessing of the one whom God chooses to bring near to Himself is noted.  I was blessed to sit and watch God’s  ocean for several days recently.  Verse 7 speaks of God’s power in the control of the oceans.  It absolutely amazes me as I think of that level of power.  Then the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.  Then, God visits the earth and causes it to overflow; God  greatly enriches His earth.   Verse 10b  “You soften it with showers, You bless its growth.”  Verse 13, “The meadows are clothed with flocks And the valleys are covered with grain; They shout for joy, yes, they sing.”  For a brief moment, I feel at peace in God’s creation!  It’s a world rocked by violence and greed and ugliness.  But I have the privilege of knowing the intentions of the Creator!  I see God in His sustained design.

Ps 65:1-13   There will be silence before You, and praise in Zion, O God, And to You the vow will be performed. 2  O You who hear prayer, To You all men come. 3  Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You forgive them.  4  How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You To dwell in Your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple. 5  By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea;  6  Who establishes the mountains by His strength, Being girded with might; 7  Who stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.  8  They who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs; You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.  9  You visit the earth and cause it to overflow; You greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water; You prepare their grain, for thus You prepare the earth.  10  You water its furrows abundantly, You settle its ridges, You soften it with showers, You bless its growth. 11  You have crowned the year with Your bounty, And Your paths drip with fatness. 12  The pastures of the wilderness drip, And the hills gird themselves with rejoicing. 13 The meadows are clothed with flocks And the valleys are covered with grain; They shout for joy, yes, they sing.

My Prayer:
Father, thank You for love, and grace and mercy and peace.  Thank you for the spirit world of Your kind intentions for us.  Thank You for Jesus who has validated Your intentions, and for eternal hope.  Free us from evil noises to see Your peace in all things.  Increase the quality of our response to Your loving kindness.  Teach us a more intense  “ALL  LOVE”.  May we lift You up in our lives with power of spirit.  Replace our timidity with boldness, O God.   

In the name of the One who saves us,    Amen.