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Daily Bread 2012-05-15
Seeing
Near And Far
— by Julie Ackerman Link
Our Daily Bread Radio is hosted by Les
Lamborn
Read : Psalm 145
: 1 – 21
145:1 David's Psalm of praise. I
will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
145:3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
and his greatness is unsearchable. and his...: Heb. and of his greatness there
is no search
145:5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy
majesty, and of thy wondrous works. works: Heb. things, or, words
145:6 And men shall speak of the might of thy
terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. declare: Heb. declare it
145:7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy
great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
145:8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion;
slow to anger, and of great mercy. of great...: Heb. great in mercy
145:13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and
thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. an...: Heb. a kingdom of all
ages
145:15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou
givest them their meat in due season. wait...: or, look unto
and
holy in all his works. holy: or, merciful, or, bountiful
145:19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear
him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
145:21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD:
and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
The Lord is near to all who call upon Him.
—Psalm
145:18
Bible in a Year : Job 5 - 7
Having two healthy eyes is not enough to see clearly. I know this from
experience.
After a series of eye surgeries for
a torn retina, both eyes could see well but they refused to cooperate with each
other.
One eye saw things far away and the other saw things close up.
But instead of working together, they fought for supremacy.
Until I could get new prescription glasses 3 months later, my eyes
remained unfocused.
Something similar happens in our view of God.
Some people focus better on God when they see Him as “close up”—when they
think of Him as intimately present in their daily life.
Other Christians see God more clearly as “far away” or far beyond anything
we can imagine, ruling the universe in power and majesty.
While people disagree about which view is best, the Bible works like a
prescription lens helping us to see that both are correct.
King David presents both views in Psalm 145
: “The Lord is near to all who call upon Him” (v.18) and “Great is the Lord,
and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable” (v.3).
Thankfully, our Father in heaven is near to hear our prayers yet so far
above us in power that He can meet every need.
Lord, You’re the high and lofty One,
Yet close enough to hear our voice;
You’re powerful, yet personal;
Your love for us makes us rejoice. —Sper
God is big enough to care for the smallest
needs.
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