awww...

I find this moment... at the end of a long day... that's not quite finished...

Taking a deep breath...
remembering He is good...
taking in His glory...

The heavens are telling of the glory of God;

And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.

Psalm 19: 1 NASB

Amen...

wait on Him... Habakkuk 2:2-3...

And the Lord answered me:

"Write the vision; make it plain on tablets,

so he may run who reads it.

For still the vision awaits its appointed time;

it hastens to the end --- it will not lie.

If it seems slow, wait for it;

it will surely come; it will not delay. ..."

Habakkuk 2:2-3 ESV

Visions... revelations...

they come from God...

When He blesses with a vision...

it comes with instructions...

Habakkuk was told...

Write it down... make it plain...

so whoever reads it... can run and tell...

Daniel... received a vision...

he was told...

seal the words... until the time of the end...

Peter... James... John...

saw Jesus revealed in all His glory...

He ordered them...

tell no one... until the Son of Man has risen...

It seems His visions... revelations... come with waiting...

waiting for them to come...

or waiting to be able to tell...

but be sure... the time will come...

to tell...

to be fulfilled...

Whatever He's revealed to you...

may feel like it's delayed...

but it's not...

it comes at His time...

the perfect time...

and because He is God...

you can be sure it will come to pass...

Just... wait...

morning... speaking glory... and joy...

The heavens declare the glory of God,

and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

Psalm 19:1 ESV

The skies... they started out very vociferous... this morning...

A day dawning... declaring His glory... and shouting forth joy...

This is the Lord's doing;

it is marvelous in our eyes.

This is the day that the Lord has made;

let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 118:23-24 ESV

Amen...

confession... from Thursday...

Thursday... God pressed me to bless another... someone serving me...

Called to leave a large tip... I balked... hesitated... clenched a fist... questioned... and finally... by faith... confirmed His call... and chose to obey...

So the time came...

I said... Keep the change...

The server looked at me... but continued to make change...

I said... I said... keep the change...

All of it... 

Yes...

The look on her face... worth every penny... dollar...

She thanked me...

I said... Your welcome...

I received a blessing too...

But... as I drove off... just seconds later... I realized what I'd done...

I stole God's glory...!

My response to her should have been... Praise God...

After all... it was His idea to bless... not mine... yet... I got to see the joy... feel the joy... and receive thanks...

Yes... Thursday... I stole God's glory...

It is no small thing to steal His glory...

On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. And the people were shouting, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!" Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last. --- Acts 12:21-23 ESV 

No... it is no small thing to steal His glory...

Me... quickly convicted...  quickly confessed... and asked Him to send her someone to tell her the blessing she received was from Him... and not me...

By grace... forgiven...

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive

us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1John 1:9 ESV

Just had to confess...

Praise Him... from Whom ALL blessings flow...

What do you need to confess...?

a day filled... with His faithfulness...

God's faithfulness... it shows up unexpectedly...

In the glowing countenance of a sister who studies at my table...

In the provision of a grant for ministry funds neither asked for or applied for...

In the peace I find in the midst of a very full day...

God's faithfulness... a glory all its own...

Not to us, O Lord, not to us,

but to your name give glory,

for the sake of your steadfast love

and your faithfulness!

Psalm 115:1 ESV

lessons... from a daylily...

A daylily... its bloom... glorious... for just one day...

Why does He create such glory to last just one day...?

He is eternal... outside time... He is all about the present moment... no matter how short... how insignificant... to Him... it's all glory...!

Perhaps we should treat the daily... as God does... with attention to detail... making glory... out of every moment... nothing mundane...

In Him... all has eternal... glorious... significance... and... purpose...

"Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! ..." ---Jesus

Luke 12:27-28

If all this... is poured into one flower... lasting only 24 hours... how much more... will He care for His people...? the crown of creation...?

How much more... should we stand firmly in His grace... His love... poured out through our Lord Jesus Christ... making the most of every moment...?

Father God... may I glorify You... today...

moment... by... moment...

glory... all around...

Praise be to his glorious name forever;

may the whole earth be filled with his glory.

Amen and Amen.

Psalm 72:18