Verse of the Day 8/28

Verse of the Day 8/28

Psalm 104:31-33

New International Version

31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;

    may the Lord rejoice in his works—
32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,
    who touches the mountains, and they smoke.

33 I will sing to the Lord all my life;
    I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

Whenever I read this Psalm I am reminded of driving in the Blue Ridge Mountains and seeing the clouds and the mists rising early in the morning.  It truly looks like the mountains are full of smoke.  The sun comes out and burns off the mist to reveal beautiful sun and North Carolina blue skies.

I am reminded of the Fernando Ortega song  "Lord of Eternity" which mentions today's verses.  The lyrics describe where my heart has been these last few months. The grief and emotions are perhpas the strongest I've felt. There have been times when I've felt alone, but in those times, God's Word has touched me, burned of the mists of grief revealing His light and give me strength and hope. And I can sing this song in hope.

Blessed is the man
Who walks in Your favor
Who loves all Your words
And hides them like treasure
In the darkest place
Of his desperate heart
They are a light
A strong, sure light

Sometimes I call out Your name
But I cannot find You
I look for Your face
But You are not there
By my sorrows, Lord
Lift me to You
Lift me to Your side

Chorus:
Lord of Eternity
Father of mercy
Look on my fainting soul
Keeper of all the stars
Friend of the poorest heart
Touch me and make me whole

If You are my defender
Who is against me?
No one can trouble or harm me
If You are my strength
All I ask, all I desire
Is to live in Your house all my days

Blessings,

Mike

Folllow the Verse of the Day blog at http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com

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

Psalm 104:31-35

New International Version

31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;

    may the Lord rejoice in his works—
32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,
    who touches the mountains, and they smoke.

33 I will sing to the Lord all my life;
    I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
    as I rejoice in the Lord.
35 But may sinners vanish from the earth
    and the wicked be no more.

Praise the Lord, my soul.

Praise the Lord.