Wed 8 Sep 10- What a great day! We have had 4" of rain given to refresh our garden that The Lord has placed us in to be stewards. After reading Isaiah 53:1-5 I am looking for flowers that are ,in my concept, out of place yet they were put there by Creator GOD for my pleasure.Look for Him who makes all things! Listen to the language that the heavens and the firmament declare. He wants us to know Him.

I am copying statements made by Dietrich Bonhoeffer that were printed on his book "Reflections on the Bible" ISBN 1-56563-988-X, printed Sep 2004. "I believe that the Bible alone is the answer to all our questions and that to receive an answer from it, we only need to ask with persistence and a little courage. One cannot read the Bible as we read other books. One must be ready to really ask questions. Only in this way does it open itself up to us. Only when we wait expectantly before it for the ultimate answer does it give it to us. The reason for this is simply that in the Bible it is God who speaks to us. And when it comes to God, one cannot just think things out for oneself; one must ask God. Only when we seek God does he answer."

Perhaps we ought to pause and be diligent in our reading to know Him, Selah.

Let us recall the requests made in Psalm 51 and the given code of conduct for believers. As we read Psalm 52 today, perhaps we will become more reserved and ask why God is so good to us. Wait on The Lord GOD. Pray to be careful in all your dealings with others and strive to be Christlike. Maranatha. pj