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~ Krystal Weeks- "With blue, iridscent feathers glistening in the sun, a bird perched on my fence, singing praises with head lifted high and chest pulsating.
The bird’s musical notes punctuated the air and welcomed the dawning day. From its coloring, I determined my little bird visitor was probably an Indigo Bunting. The male whistles its sharp, bright notes at dawn with as many as two hundred notes, repeating one per minute throughout the day. (Photo courtesy of pixabay.)
Our Creator designed birds with a unique voice box, called a syrinx, buried deep in their chest. The air flowing through it causes the membranes to vibrate and produce the melody of its song.
This beautiful bird’s chest, bursting with a joyous song, touched my heart and brought tears to my eyes. It reminded me that God wants to hear my song of praise every morning and throughout the day.
I don’t always praise God every morning with a song of joy that bursts from deep within my heart. Instead, I often wake up grumbling and have a heart filled with worry and fear. Finding fault with others and questioning God’s love rob me of my praise and joy.
Through songs of praise and worship, I can summon praise to my God, who designed me to communicate with Him. Like the Indigo, we all can sing a melodious song to our Creator that arises from deep within our beings. We can offer a tribute of praise to our Lord with our eyes lifted, hands raised, and voices caroling,
Watching this bird and hearing his beautiful song also taught me we have no excuse for not praising God for all the world to listen to. But just like birds use their voices to gain the attention of other birds, our praise and worship can attract the world’s attention and inspire them to look to God and praise Him for His love and mercy.
Think of some ways you can sing praises to God.
"From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised." Psalms 113:3 NIV
Singing Praises Krystal Weeks
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Father, like the beautiful indigo Bunting, may we send our praises to You daily. May we repeat our praises throughout the day, too. The birds have a unique voice box.
Just like the birds use their voices for praising You for other birds to listen to, may our praises help others praise You for Your love and mercy. May our praises assend to You, our Mighty God! For the glory of our Savior, Jesus! Amen.
Kevin Spencer- "For all of Jesus’ life, angels supported Him during his trials. Now, as He took the sin of humanity upon Himself and its penalty of death, the angels (as well as God) withdrew. However, as the third day since His death on the cross dawns, Jesus—as prophesied—lives again!
Undoubtedly, Jesus could easily have removed the rock that blocked His former tomb. But He didn’t have to—an angel returned to roll the stone aside. And then sat on it. What better testimony to mankind that God has placed His glorious seal of approval on Jesus’ sacrifice?
God dealt with the rock that stood between Jesus and His glory. He can deal with the rocks in our lives just as effortlessly."
Parrallels between Moses and Messiah #1:
Moses survived the slaughtering of infant males at the hands of Paraoh (Exodus 1:15-22).
Messiah survived the slaughtering of infant males at the hands of Herod, who was targeting the newborn King he heard about (Matthew 2:3-18).
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