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2004-07-01 - Early Morning
Hymns
Matt 11:28-30 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn
from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for
your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
(NIV)
During my college years, a friend of mine met me one day very excited to
share something with me. This gentleman happened to be a Priest, and he knew
my love of choral music and the harmony of a good group of voices. The album
was a group of monks from the upper New England area. I wasn't sure quite
what to expect. I no long recall their names or where they lived, but I may
never forget their voices, from soaring tenor to mellow baritone and base.
He let me enjoy this feast for my ears for about twenty minutes before he
leveled me with the fact that this recording was made at four in the morning
in their chapel.
These men were not superstars. They were men who got up in the morning and
put their pants on one leg at a time like you and me. They started singing
together as one of those happy accidents that God arranges. There were no
apparent soloists. They shared the spotlight with each other. No one was
outshining anyone else. They were humbly joined in worship, in singing praises
to their Lord. It was still dark outside. But the joy in their songs and
the gentle harmonies spoke volumes. In this the words were allowed to speak
for themselves of the Creator they each knew intimately and wanted to know
better.
It is easy to think of God in the light of His unlimited power and might
with thunder rolling and lightening flashing. It is often harder to consider
the Father Who waits to hold us when we are down-hearted, betrayed or simply
exhausted. It may be harder still to think of the Lord Jesus Who sobbed over
the death of His friend Lazarus. They are one and the same. He accepts us
in spite of our weaknesses and failures. He willingly repairs the heart of
the repentant child who has strayed. And He sits quietly with us as we sing
praises to Him. He loves to talk with us. Indeed God made man to have fellowship
with Him. And Jesus, God from God, Light from Light, willingly humbled Himself
to the cross of Calvary to save us from the Hell that we deserve while we
were still His enemies.
In the Revelation, we see the character on the throne change a number of
times. Once it is a figure of a man Who's face shown like the Sun at midday.
Another time the figure is a lamb. The figures are facets of the character
of God that we will undoubtedly spend eternity learning about. Consider the
God Who is large enough to hold the universe in the span of His hand, and
also walks with us and talks with us, and tells us we are His children. As
the fireworks roll across America this week, consider the power and the thunder
displayed, and remember the humble Friend who hold the lantern for our path.
Selah.
Grace & Peace,
Mike
jmhoskins@gmail.com
http://www.cfdevotionals.org
http://www.peacewithgod.net
All verses are from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.
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