Morning Direction from Scripture 9-3-17

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You care for the land and water it;
    you enrich it abundantly.
The streams of God are filled with water
    to provide the people with grain,
    for so you have ordained it.[d]
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
    you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
11 You crown the year with your bounty,
    and your carts overflow with abundance.
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;
    the hills are clothed with gladness.
13 The meadows are covered with flocks
    and the valleys are mantled with grain;
    they shout for joy and sing. Psalm 65:9-13

What does it mean when God ordains something?

Evening Meditation 9-2-17

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You care for the land and water it;
    you enrich it abundantly.
The streams of God are filled with water
    to provide the people with grain,
    for so you have ordained it.
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
    you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
11 You crown the year with your bounty,
    and your carts overflow with abundance.
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;
    the hills are clothed with gladness.
13 The meadows are covered with flocks
    and the valleys are mantled with grain;
    they shout for joy and sing. Psalm 65:9-13

What are “the streams of God”? Are they different from the streams of the Earth? What does that teach us?

Morning Direction From Scripture 9-2-17

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You care for the land and water it;
    you enrich it abundantly.
The streams of God are filled with water
    to provide the people with grain,
    for so you have ordained it.[d]
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
    you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
11 You crown the year with your bounty,
    and your carts overflow with abundance.
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;
    the hills are clothed with gladness.
13 The meadows are covered with flocks
    and the valleys are mantled with grain;
    they shout for joy and sing. Psalm 65:9-13

How does God’s care for the Earth speak to us about our care for the Earth?

Evening Meditation 9-1-17

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You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,
    God our Savior,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
    and of the farthest seas,
who formed the mountains by your power,
    having armed yourself with strength,
who stilled the roaring of the seas,
    the roaring of their waves,
    and the turmoil of the nations.
The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
    where morning dawns, where evening fades,
    you call forth songs of joy. Psalm 65: 5-8

What does, “where morning dawns, where evening fades,
    you call forth songs of joy.” mean to you?

WPC: Hidden Structure

This week the Daily Post has asked us to show the structure of something that is generally overlooked.

Here are my thoughts:

The church is built on the wisdom and experience of the elders and the strength of the young.- JE Lillie

It is not something we think about very often but the power and structure of a healthy church relies on the mixing of the generations.

Here are some more structures to contemplate.

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Mid Afternoon Meditation 9-1-17

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You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,
    God our Savior,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
    and of the farthest seas,
who formed the mountains by your power,
    having armed yourself with strength,
who stilled the roaring of the seas,
    the roaring of their waves,
    and the turmoil of the nations.
The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
    where morning dawns, where evening fades,
    you call forth songs of joy. Psalm 65: 5-8

List some of the wonders of God you have seen.