Pride & Joy

“And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good.” Genesis 1:31a

“’Before the mountains were settled, before the hills I was brought forth; while He had not yet made the earth and the fields, nor the first dust of the world. When He established the heavens, I was there. When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, when He made firm the skies above, when the springs of the deep became fixed. When He set for the sea its boundary, so that the water should not transgress His command, when He marked out the foundation of the earth; then I was beside Him, as a master workman; and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him. Rejoicing in the world, His earth, and having my delight in the sons of men.’” Proverbs 8:30

“Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, ‘Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Now gird up your loins like a man, and I will ask you, and you instruct Me! Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who set its measurements, since you know? Or who stretched the line on it? On what were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone, when the morning stars sand together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?’ Job 38:1-7Job 38:7

“Creation as it felt to God – every artist has felt an echo, a sympathetic vibration: a craftsman who squints at his finished product and reckons, ‘Very good’, a performer who cannot suppress a grin when the audience stands and cheers; even a child with her glued-together Popsicle sticks.

“It has been said repeatedly that one can never, try as he will, get around to the front of the universe. Man is destined to see only its far side, to realise nature only in retreat -- at the heart of the universe is a smile, a pulse of joy passed down from the moment of creation. – In the beginning, the very beginning, there was no disappointment. Only joy.”*

Take care to understand His Word. Your servant and friend in Christ, Darlene

PS:To help those who say the devotions with the prayer requests is growing too long, I have moved the prayer requests to a section to the left, under urgent prayer requests.  This may not prove satisfactory, and I may change it back, but look for current prayer requests and praise there for now.


*Disappointment With God, by Philip Yancey