Today is Wednesday, January 31. 2018. Day 21,874.
Last day of January. My least favorite month begins tomorrow. 57 days until Opening Day.
Terry Kath, born on this date in 1946 (died 1978), said, “But then there was Hendrix, man. Jimi was really the last cat to freak me. Jimi was playing all the stuff I had in my head. I couldn’t believe it, when I first heard him. Man, no one can ever do what he did with a guitar. No one can ever take his place.”
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The word for today, from Dictionary.com, is fenestrated, an adjective which means, “having windows; windowed; characterized by windows.”
TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL AND PRAYERS
All Scriptures are from the ESV unless otherwise noted
A Psalm of David.
Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.
The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD, over many waters.
The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.
The voice of the LORD flashes forth flames of fire.
The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare, and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD sits enthroned as king forever.
May the LORD give strength to his people! May the LORD bless his people with peace!
Psalm 29
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:7
(From The Business of Heaven, C.S. Lewis)
No Half-Way House
“There is no half-way house and there is no parallel in other religions. If you had gone to Buddha and asked him ‘Are you the son of Bramah?’ he would have said, ‘My son, you are still in the vale of illusion.’ If you had gone to Socrates and asked, ‘Are you Zeus?’ he would have laughed at you. If you had gone to Mohammed and asked, ‘Are you Allah?’ he would have first rent his clothes and then cut your head off. If you had asked Confucius, ‘Are you Heaven?’ I think he would have probably replied, ‘Remarks which are not in accordance with nature are in bad taste.’ The idea of a great moral teacher saying what Christ said is out of the question. In my opinion, the only person who can say that sort of things is either God or a complete lunatic suffering from that form of delusion which undermines the whole mind of man. If you think you are a poached egg, when you are looking for a piece of toast to suit you, you may be sane, but if you think you are God, there no chance for you.We may note in passing that He was never regarded as a mere moral teacher. He did not produce that effect on any of the people who actually met Him. He produced mainly three effects–Hatred–Terror–Adoration. There was no trace of people expressing mild approval.” (What Are We To Make of Jesus Christ?)
Father, I pray that we, as your Church would ascribe to You the glory due Your name. May we truly worship You “in the splendor of holiness.” Thank You for the power of Your voice, that brought everything we see into being. This morning, as we observe the wonder of a lunar eclipse, may we be reminded of the beauty of Your creation and the incredible power that created our universe. Then remind us of who Jesus is. Remind us that He is no “moral teacher,” that that opinion of Him is not even rationally possible. He is God and man together, and he is Lord. May we worship Him as such.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you. Psalm 33:22
Grace and peace, friends.
Listening To His Voice 