Verse of the Day 7/8

Verse of the Day 7/8

Isaiah 45:5-6

New King James Version

5 I am the Lord, and there is no other;

There is no God besides Me.
I will gird you, though you have not known Me,
6 That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting
That there is none besides Me.
I am the Lord, and there is no other;

Over the past few weeks I've been having my devotions out on the screened in back porch.  Summer has set in and the mornings are usually cool, but not cold and I've noticed how far north the sun is as it rises.  I leads to the longest days of the year.  But whether it is the long days of late June or early July or the short days of mid Decemberr, God has established the pattern.  He has set things in place and is still in control of all that goes on under the sun.

The verses and these thoughts remind me of the old hymn, "Great is Thy Faithfulness" and the lines "summer and winter and springtime and harvest, sun moon and stars in their courses above.' Daily we are witnesses to His great love in creation and our lives.  Read or sing the hymn, think of His great faithfulness, mercy and love.

1. Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
   There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
   Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
   As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.
   • Refrain:
     Great is Thy faithfulness!
     Great is Thy faithfulness!
     Morning by morning new mercies I see:
     All I have needed Thy hand hath provided—
     Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
2. Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
   Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
   Join with all nature in manifold witness
   To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.
3. Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
   Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide,
   Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow—
   Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Lamentations 3:21-23

New King James Version

21 This I recall to my mind,

Therefore I have hope.

22 Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.

Blessings,

Mike

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Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.  NIV

Isaiah 45:5-10

New King James Version

5 I am the Lord, and there is no other;

There is no God besides Me.
I will gird you, though you have not known Me,
6 That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting
That there is none besides Me.
I am the Lord, and there is no other;
7 I form the light and create darkness,
I make peace and create calamity;
I, the Lord, do all these things.'

8 "Rain down, you heavens, from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together.
I, the Lord, have created it.

9 "Woe to him who strives with his Maker!
Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth!
Shall the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making?'
Or shall your handiwork say, 'He has no hands'?
10 Woe to him who says to his father, 'What are you begetting?'
Or to the woman, 'What have you brought forth?' "