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Saturday... We usually miss it.


Saturday... We usually miss it.

I have a routine that I follow for five days a week. Now Saturday is a little different and today it was for sure different. I got up a little earlier and went a different way to a different coffee shop and I saw something that showed God's love that I don't usually see. I saw the beauty of a sunrise. It took my breath away. I then came to where I was headed and starting reading Psalm 136.

Verse 3 (NLT) says, "Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His faithful love endures forever." Yes he is so faithful and in so many ways we don't even notice but he still is faithful. 

And then verse 5 says, "Give thanks to him who made the heaven so skillfully. His faithful love endures forever." That sunrise was only for a moment. It didn't last long but it was so beautiful. Only a few people saw it and many just kept driving and didn't see it. If I had been doing my routine I wouldn't have seen it but it was still there. But God every morning shows his love in a different way for just a moment. "His faithful love endures forever."

Now everyday the sunrise is different, It never is the same but he still takes the time to create it for those who see it and are taken back by its beauty. "Give thanks to him who made the heavens so skillfully. His faithful love endures forever."

God is so faithful in his love and he shows it moment by moment. Even when we are going through bad times and the sunrise is behind the clouds it is still there. 

Verse 4 says, "Give thanks to him who alone does mighty miracles. His love endures forever." We need those mighty miracles, and we thank him for them. And then verse 5, "Give thanks to him who made the heavens so skillfully. His faithful love endures forever." Just look up and see his love, his faithfulness, his skill. 

Now as I look out the sky is different but it is still shows how skillful God is. 

The Psalmiste goes on in verses 6-9. They say, "Give thanks to him who placed the earth among the waters. His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to him who make the heavenly lights - his faithful love endures forever, the sun to rule the day, his faithful love endures forever, and the moon and stars to rule the night. His faithful love endures forever."

We really do need to know that God loves us and we too many times miss seeing and knowing that he does.  But he shows us in so many ways that he does. So if you are going through some tough times and you need to know that someone loves you then just look up and see that his faithful love endures forever. 

Now the sunrise is only for a moment but the heavens are always there. So let's not miss that God's faithful love endures forever. Let's just look up and "Give thanks to him who made the heavens so skillfully. His faithful love endures forever."Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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