Yes! There is Good News! 11.5.16

It has been more than two weeks since I sat down to write the last article. In the space of that time, my wife and I traveled to southern Utah to keep what God calls His “Feast of Booths,” or “Feast of Tabernacles.” No, this was not a vacation for us. This is an assembly of God’s people who desire to worship Him on His schedule. As a point of information, there are some 300 locations where this Feast is held worldwide; St. George, Utah is just the place we chose to assemble. I might write about the “good news of God” in this space, for a long time and never come close to telling of the joy and the “good news” that we experienced in our worshiping God with 200 brethren for those eight days. I had the blessing of being able to speak to the group twice during that time. My messages were titled, “What is God Worth to You?” and “Do You Have Any Zeal?”

So, let me pose that same question here, first; what is God worth to you? Have you ever pondered that question? He is the Creator of all things. He is the One who provides all things. He is so beneficent that He gives good gifts to both the righteous and the unrighteous. The sun shines on the Christian and the non Christian, the Godly and the atheist, the diligent and the slothful. As the song says, “God is good, all the time!”

One of our side trips was to the Zion National Park. I am sure that some of you have visited that awesome park. To travel through that canyon with shear cliffs rising a couple of thousand feet on both sides is pretty awe inspiring. But to see the beauty of the landscape and not recognize the One who created the landscape is to miss out on a great opportunity to really worship God.

What does the word “worship” mean? It is a contraction of two words: “worth-ship.” It is to consciously recognize the worth of God and so revere Him and all that He is. Worship can take place sitting by a rushing stream with mountains all around. It can occur while one sits under a night sky with thousands of stars twinkling overhead. It can happen while one looks out over the rolling hills of Iowa with a seemingly endless stretch of corn and soybeans waiting to be harvested.

I could go on and on and I am sure you could add many more examples of the greatness of our God.

So, is God worthy of your time? Do you greet Him every morning in prayer? Do you say good night to Him every evening before bed? God is good to us and He loves us very much. Are you a parent? If you are, do you enjoy the times when your children sit and just visit with you? For me, those times are a blessing - will you be a blessing to your Heavenly Father? What is God worth to you?

Until next time ...