Showing posts with label heavens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heavens. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

The Lord Made the Heavens and Earth

Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. — Jeremiah 32:17 

God is Sovereign.

He is our Lord.

He created the heavens and the earth.

Nothing is too hard for Him.

He formed the heavens and earth by His great power and outstretched arm.

And He formed us, too.

He loves us even when we mess up.

Just as a Father loves His children.

Thursday, June 13, 2024

The Skies Proclaim the Work of His Hands

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. —  Psalm 19:1-2


God's glory shines in the world around us.

The heavens declare His greatness.

The skies show us His creation.

The work of His hands.

Day after day, the world around us shouts His name.

Night after night, the each reveals His wisdom and knowledge.

The Lord God is amazing!

Friday, December 1, 2023

The Day of the lord WIll Come Like a Thief

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives. — 2 Peter 3:10-11 


One day God will come like a theif.

The heavens will disappear with a roar.

The elements will be destroyed by fire.

The earth will be laid bare.

Everything will be destroyed in this way.

You ought to live holy and godly lives.

Friday, July 14, 2023

Nothing Is Too Hard for God

Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. — Jeremiah 32:17 

God is our Sovereign Lord.

He is our Creator.

By His great power, He has made the heavens.

With His outstretched arm, He has made the earth.

Nothing is too hard for Him.

He is Sovereign!

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

The Skies Proclaim the Work of God's Hands

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. — Psalm 19:1-23


The heavens declare God's glory.

And the skies proclaim His handiwork.

Day after day the heavens pour forth speech.

They resound with the voice of our Creator.

Night after night they reveal the knowledge of the Lord.

And proclaim His glory.

Monday, January 9, 2023

Rejoice, You Heavens!

 Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! — Revelation 12:12



Kirk's brother Kyle and his wife Mariana are staying with us this week.

It's always fun having relatives in town.

And getting together with friends who haven't seen them in a few years.

Plus getting to spend time with family.

We praise God for our family and friends.

Sunday, July 31, 2022

You Have Made the Heavens

Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. — Jeremiah 32:17

God has made the heavens and the earth.

By His great power and outstretched arm, He has created everything.

Nothing is too hard for the Lord.

He is Sovereign, omnipotent, and omniscient.

Thursday, March 3, 2022

God's Ways Are Higher Than Mine

As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. — Isaiah 55:9

The heavens are higher than the earth.

God's ways are higher than my ways.

The Lord's thoughts are higher than my thoughts.

There's no comparison.

Today is my brother Tim's birthday.

Next week we'll get together for lunch to celebrate.

Today he'll have lunch with his friends at the Brigantine.

Yum! One of our favorite restaurants.

Happy Birthday, Tim!

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

The Work of Your Fingers

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them,  human beings that you care for them? — Psalm 8:3-4

Tonight Abby and I went to a Switchfoot concert at the outdoor amphitheater at SDSU.

We also saw Need to Breathe.

What a fun evening together.

And it was only ten minutes from our house.

Praising God through music.

Our Creator!




Saturday, September 11, 2021

All Things Bright and Beautiful

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your Name in all the earth.You have set your glory in the heavens.— Psalm 8:1

Last night our orchestra held a hymn sing in our sanctuary with our choir.

All things bright and beautiful.

All creatures great and small.

All things wise and wonderful, 

The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings,

He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings.

This was one of the hymns we sang .

It was a wonderful evening of music.

Today on 9/11 we remember those who gave their lives on that day 20 years ago.

We pray for their families and coworkers who lost those dear people on that tragic day.

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Friday, June 4, 2021

Yours, Lord, Is the Greatness

Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and on the earth. — 1 Chronicles 29:11


Today is our niece Victoria's birthday!

We thank God for our wonderful family.

Here we are on Memorial Day several years ago.

This year we celebrated with a smaller group of immediate family.

God has blessed us with our family.

The Lord is greatness and the power. 

He deserves all the glory and the majesty.

Everything that is in the heavens and on the earth.belong to him

 


Wednesday, May 19, 2021

We Have a High Priest

Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens. — Hebrews 8:1


Jesus is our high priest.

He sits on the right hand of God the Father.

Who reigns in heaven.

The majesty of our Lord.

From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

His kingdom shall have no end.


Wednesday, March 3, 2021

The Heavens Are Higher Than the Earth

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” — Isaiah 55:8-9


Today is my brother Tim's birthday. 

Wishing him a wonderful day and the start of a beautiful year ahead.

God's thoughts and ways are much higher and wiser than mine.

I can't even imagine.

His thoughts are not mine.

His ways are not mine.

Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so God's ways are in every way better, more righteous, and more glorious than anything we can imagine.


Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Maker of All Things

This is what the Lord says — your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth by myself. — Isaiah 44:24

God formed me in my mother's womb.

He knew me before anyone else did.

He has created all things - his artistry is all around me.

God stretches out the heavens.

He spreads out the earth by himself.

I praise Him for the beauty of His creation.

This was the view from our room last week in Palm Desert.

What a treat to have my morning coffee on the patio and to watch the geese waddle up on the grass in the evening.

The Lord is my Redeemer.

Sunday, July 26, 2020

Sing for Joy

Sing for joy, you heavens, for the Lord has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. — Isaiah 44:23

God has created the earth.

We sing for joy, joining the heavens in song.

The Lord has done this.

We cannot help but shout aloud.


The earth cries out in praise.

And we raise our voices in joy.

This morning I'll go hiking with some friends.

We may go through Mission Trails by the dam, or we may just go around our neighborhood for 3 miles. 

It will be fun to catch up and get outdoors.

Praise God in the firmament of His power.


Monday, June 1, 2020

God Wraps Himself in Light

The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. — Psalm 104:2

God is glorious.

He wraps Himself in Light as if He's wrapping himself in a brilliant robe.

The Lord stretches out the heavens.

They create a tent above our heads.

God lays the beams of His home on their waters.

He is majestic and glorious.

Today marks the beginning of June.

May is over, but God knows our future as well as our present and past.

The Lord is in control.

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

The Heavens Are the Lord's

The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to mankind. — Psalm 115:16
Neighborhood Flowers

When Abby and I went for a walk a couple of weeks ago, we saw this beautiful bank of flowers, and she took this photo.

What a blaze of color!

The highest heavens belong to the Lord.

The earth is His, and the fullness thereof.

He has given the earth to humankind.

We are its caretakers.

We don't always do a very good job caring for the earth.


But God guides us in the way we should go.



And He gives us these beautiful plants and flowers for us to enjoy.

Thursday, March 5, 2020

God's Thoughts

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. — Isaiah 55:8-9

God's ways are not mine.

Not even close.

The heavens are higher than the earth, and God's ways are higher than mine.

His thoughts, too.

He sends friends and family around us to love and strengthen us.

This is the orchid garden our friend Edna brought us months ago.

The orchid flower finally gave up the ghost, but the plants are still blooming and healthy.

We are thankful.

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

God's Ways Are Higher Than Mine

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. — Isaiah 55:8-9


God's thoughts are not mine.

Not even close.

His ways are not mine.

In fact, they are much higher than mine.

Just as the heavens are higher than the earth.

So God's thoughts are much higher than my thoughts.

I can't even fathom how He loves me in spite of myself.

What a mighty God we serve!


Thursday, September 26, 2019

A Time for Each Season

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. — Ecclesiastes 3:1

This week marks the autumnal equinox and the first day of Fall.

It seems way too early and much too warm, but God has planned the seasons perfectly.

Here's what fall looks like in Spokane, Washington.

It's mostly green here in San Diego.

But it's beautiful, never-the-less.

And we are grateful.