For the next several weeks, as we observe the “Stewardship Season”, our daily devotions will be written by members of Good Shepherd. I (Pastor Heidi) asked these folks to reflect on how the ministry of Good Shepherd impacts their life, whether through relationships they have, worship experiences or other meaningful ways our corporate life touches them. As you read their powerful testimonies let your mind also explore how Good Shepherd’s ministry has touched YOUR life in meaningful ways. How has your faith be deepened because of your church home?

Just a reminder that May 23^rd is Stewardship Sunday and we are inviting you to return your Estimate of Giving card on that day when you come to worship. You can also mail your form in, or fill it out on line. Our goal as a congregation is to increase our giving by $1000 per week in the year ahead. Thank you. Now enjoy today’s devotion.

Pastor Heidi Johns

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church / Wednesday, April 28, 2021

/ Categories: Publications, Daily Devotions

Daily Devotion

Scripture: Psalm 148

Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
    praise him in the heights!
²Praise him, all his angels;
    praise him, all his host!
³Praise him, sun and moon;
    praise him, all you shining stars!
⁴Praise him, you highest heavens,
    and you waters above the heavens!
⁵Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for he commanded and they were created.
⁶He established them forever and ever;
    he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.
Praise the Lord from the earth,
    you sea monsters and all deeps,
⁸fire and hail, snow and frost,
    stormy wind fulfilling his command!
⁹Mountains and all hills,
    fruit trees and all cedars!
¹⁰Wild animals and all cattle,
    creeping things and flying birds!
¹¹Kings of the earth and all peoples,
    princes and all rulers of the earth!
¹²Young men and women alike,
    old and young together!
¹³Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for his name alone is exalted;
    his glory is above earth and heaven.
¹⁴He has raised up a horn for his people,
    praise for all his faithful,
    for the people of Israel who are close to him.
Praise the Lord!

Key words to consider regarding creation care:
CREATION: God’s loving, wise, and powerful action to bring everything into being for the good of all and the glory of God
STEWARDSHIP: Taking care of something that doesn’t belong to you as though it were your very own.
PRAISE: To rejoice in the worth of something or someone, to lift up the name of God with love and gratitude by our every thought, word and action.
REFLECTION: Nature and the whole universe bear witness to their Creator. Have you ever considered that the created world has a special relationship with God? What does it mean that the earth praises God as is mentioned in the Psalm above? As you hear the wind in the trees or see the birds fluttering around, consider that this may be their way of praising God. Where else do you see creation praising God?

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