“Appreciating God”
A few days ago while I was out walking the dog I had one of those “God” moments. It was a warm morning, a gentle breeze was blowing and in the quiet I could hear a multitude of birds singing and bringing in the new day. The chirps of Robins and sparrows, the songs of Blue Jays and Cardinals, and the amazing mix of songs from the Mocking Bird was a God moment for me and truly made me appreciate God’s amazing creation. As I was listening to all this and enjoying the entire scene I began to thank God for the simple experience ….. not what you’d call majestic but a simple experience of God’s creation speaking about the wonder of The Creator who has limitless imagination & creative power. I found myself doing what we all need to remember to do on a regular basis – Appreciating God!
God designed creation to do just what it did to me that morning – inspire / awe / stir us.
God designed creation in such a way as to point to the greater wonder of an all wise creator.
Here’s the question for us – How often do we take time to appreciate God?
We get so used to the idea that I have to read my Bible, pray, witness, pay my tithes and come to church – all of which are true and necessary disciplines.
But like Jesus said of Mary …… how often do we choose that good part and spend time simply appreciating God?
That morning wasn’t by any means an earth shaking event but it certainly was an occasion where I found myself giving thanks and praise to God for His goodness.
We need to remember God’s amazing blessing of creation and also remember it gives us the opportunity to appreciate God and give Him the praise He is worthy of.

Love in Christ,

Pastor Dan