timism of the Day: The earth is crammed with heaven, we just don't often notice. Ever wonder why it's more peaceful in a forest, or at the beach, or in the mountains than in a safe comfortable bedroom with our down pillows and our 1500 thread count egyption cotton sheets? Despite the stickers and bugs and the unpredictable, we are still drawn to the sea and the forest and the rocks and the trees. Why? From a standpoint of comfort, this would typcially not be a place of comfort, yet we are drawn. Why?
Psalm 96:11-12 says “Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy” Psalm 145:10 says, “All your works shall give thanks to you" And in Luke 19, many of Jesus’ disciples were praising Him and the pharisees there told Jesus to rebuke them, and Jesus said, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”
Why? When we are walking into a forest, on top of a mountain, or by the sea, we are literally walking into a praise and worship service. Our intuitive ear knows this, our spirits know this and we sense that in this silence, the trees and the rocks and the forest and the sea and all of nature cries out to God in praise. Stand there long enough in the silence, and the silence becomes deafening with praise. We are drawn to it, because we are drawn to Him and his ultimate peace. The earth is crammed with heaven, we must simply listen. Just sayin. Take it. Test it. Teach it. tim
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