“You make everything glorious; I am yours---what does that make me?” David Crowder.

Jesus created the sun, the beautiful rocks and both are crying out to Him, praising and worshiping Him. He creates what He loves; He creates things for His pleasure, so He can enjoy them. Just as humans create things that give them pleasure, things they like…

Jesus created me! I give Him pleasure; He loves me and enjoys me! I was crying out with those rocks, I was worshiping right along with them and I thought maybe they were doing a better job than I was. I was left breathless, awe struck with these thoughts. I was speechless and humbled and had tears in my eyes…the thought of worshiping my Lord along with the rocks and sun that were worshiping Him too!

What a wonderful day with my Jesus!
 

                                                                          3/21/07



 

Taking the train through the Verde Valley in AZ today I had so much to think about. The Verde Valley is right outside of Sedona and the scenery is magnificent. The red rocks are so beautiful; they are huge mountain like majestic structures that encompass the valley. We chugged along at the base of them and I found myself thinking many things:

I thought about the song “I Stand in Awe”

“You are beautiful beyond description,
too wonderful for words,
too marvelous for comprehension,
like nothing ever seen or heard;
who can grasp your infinite wisdom,
who can fathom the depths of your love,
you are beautiful beyond description,
majesty enthroned above.

And I stand, I stand in awe of you,
I stand, I stand in awe of you,
holy God to whom all praise is due,
I stand in awe of you…”

God shows Himself to me (us) through nature and His creation:

“Since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” Romans 1:19-20
 

I thought about how His creation worships Him:

“When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" "I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out." Luke 19:37-40

I felt as though the “stones/rocks were crying out” the rocks were worshiping Jesus with all their beauty and majesty.

I thought about Matt Redman’s song “Shine”

“Lord we have seen the rising sun,

awakening the early dawn,
And they’re rising up to give you praise.
Lord we have seen the stars and moon,

see how they shine, they shine for you,
And You’re calling us to do the same.
So we rise up with a song, and we rise up with a cry
And we’re giving you our lives.”

The rising sun is rising up to give Jesus praise, and He’s calling us to do the same. The sun worships Jesus, all creation worships Jesus. Jesus created what makes Him happy; He created what’s beautiful in His sight.