Morning Devotional January 12, 2019

Job 37:5-14

“5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

7 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

8 Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.

9 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.

10 By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

11 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:

12 And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

13 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

14 Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.”

As I sit and watch the snow falling here this morning my thoughts go to the beauty of God's creation He has permitted me to see so far in my life time. Oh, and what glorious sites and views I have beheld!!! From the Eastern Seaboard and beautiful Mountains of Appalachia to the Desert Southwest and the Rocky Mountains grand. From the Gulf of Mexico and the sites, sounds, and smells of the open market place in Juarez, Mexico to the northern side of the Boreal Forest and the beauty of southern edge Canada's Northwest Territory. All the places in between I have been blessed to visit. A week long trip I made to Honolulu, Hawaii many years ago and the beauty of the tropics. All these places with their varying types and styles of beauty still stirs amazement in me of the creation of our God!!!

Yesterday we watched the birds gathering the food at the feeders our oldest daughter put out on the back porch. It still amazes me how our God has given even the birds insight to the coming weather change and causes them to prepare.

In our day when people seem to be in a rush and at a run in everything they do and as we catch ourselves in that same mode it is good for us as God's people to heed the words God gave to Job; “stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.”

Praise ye the Lord!!!