OzThoughts Wednesday 19th November 2008

OzThoughts Wednesday 19th November 2008

At the moment I can hear the sound of abundance of rain. Here in the south east corner of Queensland, we had a massive chain of storms on Sunday afternoon and there has been a lot of damage with houses destroyed and badly damaged in the western suburbs of Brisbane. At Mt Tamborine in the Gold Coast Hinterland falling trees were a major hazard. Please pray for those who have suffered.

For most people, there was no damage and our lawns and gardens are benefiting for the good soaking of rain. Our country badly needs this rain and we pray our water supply dams will benefit from the downpours.

Sometimes it is just good to soak in the Word of God and allow it to speak to our mind, body and spirit. I feel like this when I read Paul’s statement of faith and praise in Colossians.

[Listen: For the beauty of the earth : http://www.salvoaudio.com/audio/music/mus_1519.mp3 ]

Christ Holds It All Together
15We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God's original purpose in everything created.
16For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels--everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him.
17He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment.
18And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body.
He was supreme in the beginning and--leading the resurrection parade--he is supreme in the end. From beginning to end he's there, towering far above everything, everyone. 19So spacious is he, so roomy, that everything of God finds its proper place in him without crowding.
20Not only that, but all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe--people and things, animals and atoms--get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that poured down from the Cross.
21You yourselves are a case study of what he does. At one time you all had your backs turned to God, thinking rebellious thoughts of him, giving him trouble every chance you got.
22But now, by giving himself completely at the Cross, actually dying for you, Christ brought you over to God's side and put your lives together, whole and holy in his presence.
23You don't walk away from a gift like that! You stay grounded and steady in that bond of trust, constantly tuned in to the Message, careful not to be distracted or diverted. There is no other Message--just this one. Every creature under heaven gets this same Message. I, Paul, am a messenger of this Message. Colossians 1 (The Message).

PRAYER:

God, our Father, we pray today for those who are suffering through natural events and man made causes. We pray that people will look to you and be aware of your majesty, your holiness and your love.

Father, I join in praise of you because of all your benefits to me. Help me to go out from this time of worship and reflection as your servant. Amen.

[Listen: http://www.salvoaudio.com/audio/music/mus_2370.mp3 ]

For the beauty of the earth,
For the beauty of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies,
Father, unto thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

For the beauty of each hour
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale and tree and flower,
Sun and moon and stars of light,
Father, unto thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

For the joy of ear and eye,
For the heart and mind's delight,
For the mystic harmony
Linking sense to sound and sight,
Father, unto thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth, and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild,
Father, unto thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

For each perfect gift of thine
To our race so freely given,
Graces human and divine,
Flowers of earth and buds of Heaven,
Father, unto thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.
Author: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint (1835-1917)
The Salvation Army Song Book: Song Number: 28

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