“NATURE!”

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 504

December 8, 2020

This day, in the midst of holiday list and preparations or worry and concerns about the holidays, I want to direct your attention to Nature and how it praises the Lord God Almighty by just being what it was created to be.

Have you ever just gazed at the beauty of the stars in a clear sky or the mountains that reach high toward the heavens, or the ocean that ebbs and flows?

Each of these are being what Almighty God created them to be!

Psalm 148:3-5 (KJV)
³ Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
⁴ Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
⁵ Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.

Psalm 148:4-6 (MSG)
⁴ Praise him, high heaven, praise him, heavenly rain clouds;
⁵ Praise, oh let them praise the name of GOD— he spoke the word, and there they were!
⁶ He set them in place from all time to eternity; He gave his orders, and that’s it!

Isaiah 55:12 (KJV)
For ye shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

How do the mountains and hills sing, and the trees clap their hands? By bring what they were created to be!

How do we Praise the Creator God and our Savior Jesus Christ? By being who He created us to be!

We were created in His image and when we receive what Jesus did for us on the cross, His Spirit lives through us.

As we allow ourselves to be guided by His presence, we are being what we were created to be.  Yes, we each have gifts and abilities and to be obedient and use these for His Glory is Praise and Honor to Him!

But also, to walk everyday with His Presence and Peace in everything we do, is Praise and Worship to who He is.

Think about how looking at the beauty of flowers, trees, mountains, sky, and ocean makes you feel closer to the one who created it all.

I believe in the same way, when we are who we are created to be, people whom we are around or encounter, are drawn closer to their creator!

Have you ever met someone who just made you feel good inside just being in their presence? That person is being who they were created to be!  Does that make you want to be more like Jesus?  I know it does me!

Several years ago, I had the privilege of meeting Gloria Gaither.  The Love and character of Jesus was so real in her, it was flowing like honey out to all around her!  It made you want to draw closer to the presence that surrounded her and snuggle close.  I had never seen so much love and compassion flow from a person!

What did that do? It made me want to be more like Jesus and be the vessel to draw others to the one who gives life abundantly!

What was this precious lady doing?  Just being who she was created to be!  Yes, we should fulfill the plans and ministries God has designed for our lives. But we should not be striving and worrying about those plans and ministries or trying to build ourselves up and make it happen on our own.

We just need to be who He has created us to be!  We are to be willing and obedient and God will open doors not man can shut, and we can walk through them in Faith and Victory!

As you do the things necessary for daily living and as you use your gifts and abilities in business and/or ministry, never forget that in all of that you are to rest in the arms of almighty God and just be who you were created to be.

Rest for the body is necessary but we can rest in Jesus and be busy about our lives.  Real rest comes from being in the yoke with Jesus because He has already won the victory.  Real rest comes from being who you were created to be and not striving to be something someone else was created to be.

• Do not try to run someone else’s race!
• Stay in your lane!
• Do not try to put a square peg into a round hole!

These three quotes all point to my writing today, just be who God created you to be and that is Praise, Worship, and Adoration!

Father thank you that you created me to be your representative on earth!  May your love flow through all who read this and may each of us rest in your Presence and Peace as the rush of the holidays tries to rob us of that Peace.  May we just be what we were created to be and let your love draw others to the Christ of Christmas! Amen!

Have an amazing December! Love, MeMaw