Tuesday, April 7, 2009

The Heavens Declare the Glory of God

I've been reading through the Bible and recently read Psalm 19. It reminded me of these amazing pictures we saw on NASA's website:

Saturn: Moons in Transit

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge.


In the Heart of the Tarantula Nebula

There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.


The Seahorse of the Large Magellanic Cloud

In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoices like a strong man to run its race.


The Sun

Its rising is from one end of the heaven, and its circut to the other end; and there is nothing hidden from its heat."
Psalm 19: 1-6
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Planetary Nebula NGC 2818

"It is not merely glory that the heavens declare, but the "glory of God," for they deliver to us such unanswerable arguments for a conscious, intelligent, planning, controlling, and presiding Creator, that no unprejudiced person can remain unconvinced by them. The testimony given by the heavens is no mere hint, but a plain, unmistakable declaration; and it is a declaration of the most consistent and abiding kind. Yet for all this, to what avail is the loudest declaration to a deaf man, or the clearest showing to one spiritually blind? God the Holy Ghost must illuminate us, or all the suns in the milky way never will."

From the book The Treasury of David
By Charles H. Spurgeon

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Pictures from: NASA's Astronomy picture of the day Calendar

~Alyssa

Monday, April 6, 2009

Singing on Sunday!

Yesterday Amy and I sang in the choir for church. Ana was getting over a cold so she didn't sing. (She operated the overhead projector and did a great job.)



The children sang during the first song. They were so cute!




We sang:
Behold the Lamb
God Hath Provided the Lamb
Lamb of Glory
I Am
Worthy Is the Lamb
We Will Glorify

This was the first time we sang in a choir and we enjoyed it! For a couple of the songs I didn't know what I was singing since I am an Alto who can't read the music very well! But it was a good experience and I am looking forward to doing it again. :)

~Alyssa

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Apple Pie!



This afternoon I baked an apple pie using sliced apples we had frozen last fall. We like pies here, Dad especially! Someone in years past planted several apple trees on this farm, and we are enjoying the fruit of their labor. Now we are planting apple trees for the future. :)

~Alyssa

Friday, April 3, 2009

Funny on Friday....


Photo from Google images

A duck walked into a drugstore and asked for a tube of lip balm.
"Cash or charge?" the clerk asked.
"Just put it on my bill." the duck replied.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

"I am not"

Mom was reading to us girls yesterday out of the book 'I Am Not But I Know I AM' by Louie Giglio. I especially liked this part about God's name and His greatness:

God knew it was imperative for Moses to know who He was - that He was I AM. I AM is the present tense, active form of the verb to be. As God's name, it declares that He is unchanging, constant, unending, always present, always God.

God was telling Moses:
I AM the center of everything.
I AM running the show.
I AM the same every day, forever.
I AM the owner of everything.
I AM the Lord.
I AM the Creator and Sustainer of life.
I AM the Savior.
I AM more than enough.
I AM inexhaustible and immeasurable.
I AM God.

In a heartbeat, Moses knew God's name - and something more. He finally knew his. For if God's name is I AM, Moses' name must be I am not.

I am not the center of everything.
I am not in control.
I am not all powerful.
I am not calling the shots.
I am not the owner of anything.
I am not the Lord.

That's my name, too. And yours. I am not. Just try it under your breath, "My name is I am not."

I am not running anything.
I am not the head of anything.
I am not in charge of anything.
I am not the maker.
I am not the savior.
I am not holding it all together.
I am not all-knowing.
I am not God.

Sure, people might call you Tommy or Eddie, or Amanda or Juan or Michelle or Erin, or Michael. But, let's face it, when you get right down to tit, all of our names are I am not.

And God's name is still I AM.

.... God is big. We are not. He is calling the shots, directing the script, and determining the plot. We are not. And, what's really wild is that while He doesn't need any of us, He is choosing to include up, inviting us into the story that never ends.

Try to fathom it - little you and me invited into the massive and mysterious story of the great I AM.

Are you up for it?

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Spring Weather??

We had a blizzard yesterday!...

...and we received about 10 inches of snow.

The branches are all coated. It's very pretty!

It's snowing lightly yet this morning. :)

~Alyssa
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