Saturday... There is no end to it.

Thank you so much God, for the beauty of the mountains that surround our city. You created those and you create places for us that are above the cares and concerns of the world.

Verse 4 in Psalm 108 (NIV) says, "For great is your love, higher than the heavens, your faithfulness reaches to the skies." And then verse 5, "Be exalted, O God, above the heavens: let your glory be over all the earth."

I love coming to my two coffee shops and looking out the windows at the beauty of the mountains but I also love to sit in my backyard. I have tall cinder block walls that keep me from seeing the mountains but the open skies are there to see. I love looking up and seeing the clouds and seeing the planes and seeing the birds and I love what the Psalmist in verse 4 says, "For great is your love, higher than the heavens, your faithfulness reaches the skies." Yes the mountains are great but where they end the sky takes over and it goes on and on and on.

And that is true of God's love and his faithfulness. Verse 1 in the NLT says, "My heart is confident in you, O God; no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart!" And then verses 4 & 5 in the NLT says, "For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth."

So does everything seem to be coming down upon you? Life can be so tough, it really can. So why don't your step outside and look up. There is no end to the sky and there is no end to God's love and his faithfulness.

Verse 1 in the Amplified Bible says, "O God, my heart is steadfast [with confident faith]; I will sing praises even with my soul." And then verses 3-5, "And I will praise and give thanks to You, O Lord. among the people; And I will sing praises to you among the nations. For Your lovingkindness is great and higher that the heavens; Your truth reaches to the skies. Be exalted [in majesty], O God, above the heavens, and Your glory above the earth." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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