Read pgs 48-51 in the 30 Day Guidebook
"[God] has planted eternity in the human heart," Ecclesiaastes 3:11 NLT
As I write at this moment, it's just a few minutes before sunrise.
Right now, the sky is still nearly black with complete darkness. But in just a few seconds, the first streaks of light will begin to project a path across the sky.
In the moments that follow a daily miracle will unfold. I can hear the birds begin to speak to each other. They know what is happening. The frogs and crickets do too, as they begin the curtain call of their all-night concert.
Humans know too. If we allow ourselves to feel it, we do know. God is here, in these moments. We are wired for worship. The first humans that lived here on this continent had a deep connection with creation. Some of them worshiped the sun as a god. We know that the sun points to the God who made it, and today's reading from our 30 Day devotional guide reminds us that something as deeply beautiful as a sunrise speaks to the eternal that is planted within us.
Worship completes the circuit of our essential wiring. When we give God our sacrifice of praise, we are recognizing the gift of life within us, and the gift of the world in which we live. We are grateful for this life, and for all the life that is to come.
Our chief end really is to glorify God and serve him forever.
Let's embrace the wiring within,
Adam
Today's Small Step: Today, spend at least 5 minutes observing and admiring God's creative hand in nature. A great place is the SOTH nature trail, which begins at the wooden sign at the NW corner of our parking lot. Walk down to the creek and sit for a while on the bench that overlooks it. I've never failed to see wildlife if I sit there still and quiet for a time.
Today's Big Idea: Think back on the last few times that you felt spontaneously and sincerely grateful to God. What caused those moments? Why did you suddenly feel that emotion of thanks?
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