”I have certainly seen…
I have heard…
Yes, I am aware…
So I have come down to rescue them…
and lead them out of Egypt
into their own fertile and spacious land…”
But Moses protested to God,
“Who am I to appear…
Who am I to lead…”
God answered,
“I will be with you…”
Give to the Lord,
you sons of God,
give to the Lord glory and praise.
Give to the Lord the glory due his name;
adore the Lord in holy attire.
(Galveston, TX)
For God so loved the world
that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him
shall not perish but have eternal life.
“For my Father’s will is
that everyone who looks to the Son
and believes in him shall have eternal life,
and I will raise them up at the last day.”
Jesus said to her,
“I am the resurrection and the life.
The one who believes in me will live,
even though they die;
and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.
Do you believe this?”
The LORD says,
“I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
I will advise you and watch over you.
Do not be like a senseless horse or mule
that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.”
How great is the goodness
you have stored up for those who fear you.
You lavish it on those who come to you for protection,
blessing them before the watching world.
…the Lord protects those who are loyal to him,
but he harshly punishes the arrogant.
So be strong and courageous,
all you who put your hope in the LORD!
(Galveston, TX)
Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice
as it rolls from his mouth.
It rolls across the heavens,
and his lightning flashes in every direction.
Then comes the roaring of the thunder—
the tremendous voice of his majesty.
He does not restrain it when he speaks.
God’s voice is glorious in the thunder.
We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.
(Solar flare, NASA photo, 2013)
We don’t set the time
when we will come before God in judgment.
Job 34:14-15, 19, 23
“God alone understands the way to wisdom;
he knows where it can be found,
for he looks throughout the whole earth
and sees everything under the heavens.
And this is what he says to all humanity:
‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom;
to forsake evil is real understanding.’”
(Galveston, TX)
God stretches the northern sky over empty space
and hangs the earth on nothing.
The foundations of heaven tremble;
they shudder at his rebuke.
His Spirit made the heavens beautiful…
these are just the beginning of all that he does,
merely a whisper of his power.
Who, then,
can comprehend the thunder of his power?
(Galveston, TX)
Shout with joy to the LORD,
all the earth!
Worship the LORD with gladness.
Come before him,
singing with joy.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and praise his name.
(Galveston, TX)