Spring Fever

It only takes one day of this kind of weather, sunny and warm, to make me want to skip all that I'm supposed to do and just enjoy the day sitting on my screen porch in the sun and giving praise to the Lord for the beauty of the day. Now I'm not on the screen porch, I'm sitting at the kitchen table right beside the back door to the porch. It is as close as I can get to the porch while trying to work (I moved my lap top and all my work papers downstairs from my office to the kitchen). I am listening to Awakening by the Passion Bands. It is a wonderful CD full of music that just makes you want to raise your hands in praise and dance around, which is another downfall for work. Our God is so great and wonderful and worthy of our praise, so this brings to mind Psalm 33:1-22.

Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
By word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him.
For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.
From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;
from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth-
he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for deliverence; despite all its great strength it cannot save.
But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we hope in you.

In verse 13 highligted above, just delights me. From heaven the Lord looks down and see me; from his dwelling place he watched me on earth - he who formed my heart and considers everything that I do. He watches us constantly and he formed our hearts and he considers all that we are about to do and are doing. I need to reflect on that statement quite a bit during the day because he knows what I am going to do and why and sometimes he even knows that it will be stupid for me to do. So maybe if I think about him considering me then I might not make the wrong decision.

The spring causes all kinds of worship and praise for me. I love seeing all the new birth coming from the ground and from the trees and the smell of fresh springtime air floating through my house. And the lite candle that smells of lilac which reminds me of my childhood in the North.

Dear Lord, I sing joyfully to you O Lord, and it is fitting for me to praise you for you are faithful and you watch over me at all times. I wait in hope for you because I trust in your Holy Name. Thank you for this time of year that reminds me of newness and hope. It reminds me of Easter coming and what you did for me by going to the cross. I will glorify your Name always. Amen