Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Click on this SoundCloud link to listen to an audio recording of today's Blog.
"Now look down from your holy dwelling place in heaven and bless your people Israel and the land you swore to our ancestors to give us-- a land flowing with milk and honey." Deuteronomy 26:15 New Living Translation
Most people who visit the Garden of the Gods view it from below, looking up at the different rock formations. These hogbacks look impressive from the ground to the sky, but a different view awaits sojourners who hike the outer trail of the park. At different points on the Palmer Trail the traveler looks down on these rock formations.
After the people have presented their tithe to the Lord according to the his direction, they were to call upon God to look down upon them. Moses gives this prayer to the people as they are about to receive God's promised land.
It's interesting that the Israelites were to pray this prayer after giving their tithe, not when they were in trouble and desperately in need of God's help.
We often pray for God's blessings when things are askew in our lives, not when we're thanking God for his provision. It's not that we shouldn't pray when things are bad, but that we should also pray for God's blessings when we are giving thanks for his presence in our lives.
Maybe today would be a good day to pray, "look down from your holy dwelling place in heaven and bless your people," because today we clearly see the hand of God working in us.
Most people who visit the Garden of the Gods view it from below, looking up at the different rock formations. These hogbacks look impressive from the ground to the sky, but a different view awaits sojourners who hike the outer trail of the park. At different points on the Palmer Trail the traveler looks down on these rock formations.
After the people have presented their tithe to the Lord according to the his direction, they were to call upon God to look down upon them. Moses gives this prayer to the people as they are about to receive God's promised land.
It's interesting that the Israelites were to pray this prayer after giving their tithe, not when they were in trouble and desperately in need of God's help.
We often pray for God's blessings when things are askew in our lives, not when we're thanking God for his provision. It's not that we shouldn't pray when things are bad, but that we should also pray for God's blessings when we are giving thanks for his presence in our lives.
Maybe today would be a good day to pray, "look down from your holy dwelling place in heaven and bless your people," because today we clearly see the hand of God working in us.
Join the conversation on our Facebook group: Praying With the Eyes
You can listen to the Praying With the Eyes podcast on iTunes on the 1st and 15th of each month, as well as at SoundCloud.com by searching for "Praying With The Eyes."
(Click on picture to enlarge.)
Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2015 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
No comments:
Post a Comment