Maker of Heaven and Earth

Most mornings I grab my book of common prayer and head down to the family room to pray before starting my work for the day.  The part of the prayer book that I use most is the psalter, which is basically the book of psalms broken down into morning and evening prayers over 30 days.  Between the psalms, the Lord's prayer, and whatever else is on my heart that morning, I find this to be a consistent way to visit with the Lord via His Word, as well as get a chance to bring my personal requests to Him in the morning (see psalm 5).

While praying through the psalter today, there seemed to be a common expression in a couple of the psalms. In Psalm 121 it was "My help cometh from the Lord, who has made heaven and earth."  In Psalm 124:7, "Our help cometh in the Name of the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth."  God as the One who made the heavens and the earth was really standing out to me.  Then, as I was listening through Berlioz's Requiem, I noticed in the translation to english (they sing in Latin) that the Sanctus section there's a line that says "Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory."  And of course, we know they are full of His glory because they were made by Him to reveal His glory.  

So I guess God really wanted to remind me that He made heaven and earth, not some random "natural" accident or chance.  Maybe He wants you to remember that too.  When we worship Him, remembering and being in awe of the fact that He is the maker of heaven and earth helps us to have something more tangible to look to and know that God isn't just some made up being that we foolishly devote ourselves to.  Instead, He is the one that made everything around us, and you and me too, and we have the greatest of opportunities to know this Maker and reflect His glory, today, tomorrow and forevermore.  And like those psalms said, He is the one that can help.   If He can speak everything in the universe into being and sustain it, surely He can sustain you and help you according to His perfect wisdom, so put your trust in Him.  

Let whatever part of creation your eyes see today remind you of the One who made it, and if you get the chance, tell someone else about the One who made it all.

Be blessed.