Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” If you go to Cape Perpeuta on the Oregon Coast at low tide you will just see a rocky shore line. But if you go at high tide and the conditions are right you will see the “Spouting Horn.” This rock formation is a shallow cave with an opening at the top which has been carved by the waves. When the waves flow into the cave the water is forced out through the opening with a big spray. So the cave and the waves partner to make a spouting horn, sometimes so powerful that it has washed people into the ocean.
Just at it takes both the rocky cave and the crashing high tide waves to make the spouting horn, so Jesus calls us to go with him and make disciples, to teach them all he has taught us. He promises that he will always be with us. If we go without Christ we are like the rocky shore at low tide that does't have the power of the waves. If we go with Christ then we can become partners in God’s plan to bring his love to people of all nations. Where is God calling you to partner with him to share his love? Prayer Jesus Christ, Make us spouting horns of your love trusting that you will always be with us. Amen
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Open my eyes, so that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. We had hiked down to see the waves crash against the rocky coast at Cape Perpetua. The sheer power and beauty of the waves was breathtaking. But on the way back up the trail, I noticed this little fern with ice crystals. Other people on the trail passed by the fern but I noticed it, maybe because I had my camera in my hand. Both the powerful waves and the small delicate ice crystals on the fern were wondrous in their own way. I am grateful for the wonders of God’s world. In the same way God’s law is filled with wondrous things. We just need to stop and notice them. It takes effort, I was after all on hike carrying my camera gear in my back pack, but it is so worth the effort.
What wondrous things have you seen in God’s word? Prayer Lord God Open our eyes to see the wonders of your world and your word this day. Amen I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? I live where I can see mountains everyday and can drive to the top of one in a short time. I think I have come to take them for granted - something that is always there. The ancient Israelites didn’t take mountains for granted. They saw mountains as special places where God meets with man. The scriptures are filled with stories of humans meeting God on mountains; remember the stories of Abraham and Isaac, Moses, Elijah, and Jesus and Peter, James, and John.
Recently I had an experience on a mountain that changed the way I view them. On our trip to the Pacific Northwest I made a reservation for us to stay at the the Paradise Inn at the foot of Mt. Rainier. I had never been so close to a mountain so large. It was majestic and beautiful in many different ways. The rock and glaciers above the tree line are strong and foreboding. Large conifers encircle the mountain at the tree line. The meadows below are filled with color in both spring, summer, and fall and covered with snow in the winter. One of the mornings we were there I got up just before sunrise and walked in the cool, damp air to the foot of the mountain. There was a snow cloud at the very top of the mountain and I even felt a few flakes. The cloudy day left a pink Alpenglow on the mountain and made the autumn meadows at the foot explode with color. I stood there amazed at the beauty and power before my eyes. I have no words that can adequately describe my experience that morning. I felt that I was in God’s very presence. All that was left to do was to worship silently at the foot of this great mountain. I worship a great and mighty God who each day is the source of my help if I only look to him. This experience will remain in my heart as a special gift, a reminder of how much the Lord, maker of mountains, loves me and wants to meet with me each day. Where and when do you look for help? Prayer Lord, Maker of Mountains May the mountains remind us of the love you have for each of us. Help us to look up and see you as the source of everything we need. Amen |
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