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Monday... Let's come and see!


Psalm 66:5 (NLT), "Come and see what God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people."

Monday... Let's come and see!

There is so much to see in God's Word. Here the writer of Psalm 66:5 (NLT) says , "Come and see what God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people." And being in God's Word is a great place to be as we start a new day and a new week.


Now the Psalmist then takes us through some past miracles from God. It is always good even on a Monday to remember what God has done and of course we are just coming out of our celebration of Jesus being resurrected from the dead. Yes, the greatest of all of God's miracles

I finished yesterday reading in the Gospel of Mark and of his view of Jesus' life and death and in Mark 16 of His resurrection but today I started looking at the beginning of Jesus life in Luke's Gospel.

Now in chapter 1 it starts differently of the three other gospels. In starts with an angel coming to an older priest, Zechariah who needed to be reminded of what God has done and that he is going to answer the prayer of him and his wife for a child. And that should be very exciting.

But this is what verse 18 says, "Zechariah said to the angel, 'How can I be sure this will happen? I'm an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.'"

It is important to know that this man was a priest. He studied the Old Testament. He probably had read at some point in time this Psalm and he had prayed for a child but he had gotten old. And through all of that he had some doubts. And that is why we need to be in God's Word on a daily basis. Yes to "Come and see what God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people."

Verse 19 says, "Then the angel said, 'I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to bring you this good news! But now, since you didn't believe what I said, you will be silent and unable to speak until the child is born. For my words will be fulfilled at the proper time.'" So he couldn't speak until his son John was born.

Psalm 66:1-2 says, "Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth! Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is." Praise reminds of who God is and what he can do.

Verses 2-4 says, "Say to God, 'How awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power. Everything on earth will worship you: they will sing your praises, shouting your name is glorious songs.'"

Yes, God has the power and he wants to work in and through our lives and he is truly a God of miracles.

By the way, when John was born Zechariah got his voice back and also this John was the messenger who told that Jesus was coming and he even was the one who baptized him and introduced him personally.

Yes, it is unbelievable what God can do, so come and see what he can and wants to do in and through us. Let's be reminded of what he has done and of his miracles that he has performed for people and also for his resurrection. So let's pray and not be surprised when he answers our prayer. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning





 




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