Verse of the Day 2/7
Psalm 48:12-14
12 Walk about Zion, go around her,
number her towers,
13 consider well her ramparts,
go through her citadels,
that you may tell the next generation
14 that this is God,
our God forever and ever.
He will guide us forever. English Standard Version (ESV)
number her towers,
13 consider well her ramparts,
go through her citadels,
that you may tell the next generation
14 that this is God,
our God forever and ever.
He will guide us forever. English Standard Version (ESV)
Over the past year I've gone to a few locations here in the U.S. and took photographs of the beauty of God's creation including Yosemite National Park and the mountains surrounding Salt Lake City Utah. I was anxious and happy to share photographs with friends and family, and in the case of the Yosemite trip, even strangers on the plane on the return trip home.
As I read these verses in Psalm 48 in my devotions this morning and they made me think of with anticipation an upcoming trip to Israel later this year. It is another one of those "bucket list" experiences that we think of more as we grow older and realize that the clock is ticking on being able to check those things off. A trip to Israel to the holy land is perhaps at the top of the list here on this earth. My wife Jean and I hope that it will help the scriptures to come alive and give extra meaning to passages in both the Old and New Testament. Beyond that, more than just pictures, it will carry with it a responsibility to tell then next generation about the wonders of how great our God is, how He is in control of history and our destiny and how we look forward to a heavenly city where we will live forever whether or not we ever get to experience those places on our bucket lists.
As I'm writing this I'm looking out the window onto the beach where a person is walking the beach with a metal detector looking for hidden treasures (or trinkets) buried in the sand. Some people look to retire to a life of doing that. I don't mind spending time on the beach and going for walks, but the ultimate goal is to keep sharing God's Word to this generation and the next for as long as I can about our great God and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
The thing is, we don't have to go to Israel or anywhere else to "experience God". Read the Word. Experience it. Feel His presence. Then tell someone about it. Instead of looking forward to being "beach combers" may we be "Word combers" and share the treasures that we find in His Word.
Then you can tell the next generation
detail by detail the story of God,
Our God forever,
who guides us till the end of time. V.14 The Message
detail by detail the story of God,
Our God forever,
who guides us till the end of time. V.14 The Message
Blessings,
Mike
Psalm 48:9-14The Message (MSG)
9-10 We pondered your love-in-action, God,
waiting in your temple:
Your name, God, evokes a train
of Hallelujahs wherever
It is spoken, near and far;
your arms are heaped with goodness-in-action.
waiting in your temple:
Your name, God, evokes a train
of Hallelujahs wherever
It is spoken, near and far;
your arms are heaped with goodness-in-action.
11 Be glad, Zion Mountain;
Dance, Judah's daughters!
He does what he said he'd do!
Dance, Judah's daughters!
He does what he said he'd do!
12-14 Circle Zion, take her measure,
count her fortress peaks,
Gaze long at her sloping bulwark,
climb her citadel heights—
Then you can tell the next generation
detail by detail the story of God,
Our God forever,
who guides us till the end of time.
count her fortress peaks,
Gaze long at her sloping bulwark,
climb her citadel heights—
Then you can tell the next generation
detail by detail the story of God,
Our God forever,
who guides us till the end of time.
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