NEW EVERY MORNING

November 19, 2010

9:00pm

NEW EVERY MORNING

“Blessings taken for granted are often forgotten. Yet our Heavenly Father ‘daily loadeth us with benefits’” PSALM 68:19

Think of some of the common things which are nevertheless wonderful:

-       The intricate, delicate mechanism of the lungs steadily and silently taking in fresh air eighteen to twenty times a minute

-       The untiring heart, pumping great quantities of clear blood through the labyrinth of blood vessels

-       The constant body temperature, normally varying less than one degree

-       The atmospheric temperature, varying widely it is true, but never so much as to destroy human and animal life

-       The orderly succession of day and night, spring and summer, autumn and winter, so that with few exceptions, man can make his plans accordingly,

-       The great variety of foods, from the farm, the field, the forest, and the sea, to suit our differing desires and physical needs,

-       The beauties of each day- the morning star and glowing lights of sunrise, the white clouds of afternoon, the soft tint of a peaceful sunset, and the glory of the starry heavens,

-       The symphony of early morning, bird songs ranging from the  unmusical trill of the chopping sparrow to the belting ecstasy of the goldfish, and the clam, rich, bell-like tones of the wood and the hermit threshes,

-       The refreshment that sleep brings,

-       The simple joys of home- the children’s laughter and whimsical remarks, happy times around the table, the love and understanding of husband and wife, and the harmony of voices raised together in praise to God,

-       All these and many others come from the bountiful hand of Him ‘who redeemeth thy life form destruction; who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies; who satisfies thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagles’ (Psalm 103:4,5)

-       ‘It is the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Thy faithfulness (Lamentations 3:22,23)

-       It is good to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto Thy Name, O Most High. (Psalm 92:1)

-       From the Father of Elisabeth Elliot (Keep a Quiet Heart pgs. 128-129)