GOD’S PROCLAMATION
Psalm
19:1-2
The heavens declare the glory of
God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and
night to night reveals knowledge.
Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our own little
world that we need to stop, take a step back, walk through the rose garden and
breathe. Look at our beautiful world. Behind it all is God! He created it so
that we would enjoy him and find satisfaction in the beauty of his handiwork.
With this in mind, if today is a pretty day, take a walk! Play a sport, work in
your garden (my choice) or just sit in a lawn chair and soak up the sun for a
few minutes. All this is for our enjoyment as a part of our heavenly Father’s
creation.
When we’re discouraged and broken, sometimes it’s
hard to break old habits and to do something new that will breathe new
inspiration into our spirits. Oftentimes we find ourselves in a rut repeating
the same mundane things over and over again. When this happens, our spirit
spirals down into deep discouragement. We lack motivation to do new and
different things and our familiarity with the “same old same old” pushes us to
sink deeper into our shell and to breathe complacency’s stale air. What we need
in those times is not a retreat inward; rather, what we need is a step outward.
David understood that the key to spiritual refreshment and hope was looking at
God’s created world. There’s so much to see no matter what season of the year
you choose to look!
Remember in your times of discouragement and
loneliness the wonder of God’s creation. It’s proclaiming something powerful to
us! In effect, God wants to say to us when we’re down and defeated, “Hello,
disheartened believer! I’m here! Look all around you! You’re not alone! I see
you! Come and enjoy my handiwork. You need a breath of fresh air. Let’s go for
a long walk and talk. It’s nice our here.”