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Tuesday... He merely spoke and look what happened!


Psalm 33:6a (NLT), "The Lord merely spoke."

Tuesday... He merely spoke and look what happened!

I am sitting here in my daily coffee shop called Aspire and looking out the window on a portion of mountains on the West side of our valley and there are other mountains that surround us. Now our new house is situated so that we can see a big portion of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada in the front which man built and some mountains are out the back which God created. Man can do unbelievable things but it doesn't come up to what God can do. But looking out on those mountains that tower over what man has built and then reading Psalm 33:6a which says, "The Lord merely spoke" is a great encouragement.


Verses 6-9 says, "The Lord merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born. He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs. Let the whole world fear the Lord, and let everyone stand in awe of him. For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command."

Yes we have such ability and we can stand back and marvel at what we humans can do but in no way can man create these mountains and the Lord merely spoke and there they were. 

So what are you facing today and does it have you totally in despair and worn out because you are placing your trust in your own ability to handle it and it just isn't happening in the time that you want it to happen? Again verses 8-9 in the Amplified Bible says, "Let all the earth fear and worship the Lord; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. For He spoke, and it was done: He commanded, and it stood fast."

Now I know that God took his time at creating those mountain out there but he merely spoke and the process was started. And that is what we may need to hear today in what we are going through. Verse 4 (NIV) says, "For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does." He can be trusted!

Verse 11 (NLT), "But the Lord's plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken."

And verses 20-22, "We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone."

Remember, "The Lord merely spoke." He can be trusted! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

 

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