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"A Lesson From A Creaking Tree"
Message
summary:
The Scriptures
clearly reveal
that God is
pleased with
the praises of
His people.
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"You will
go out in joy
and be led
forth in
peace; the
mountains and
hills will
burst into
song before
you, and all
the trees of
the field will
clap their
hands" (Isaiah
55:12). "O
clap your
hands, all ye
people; shout
unto God with
the voice of
triumph"
(Psalm
47:1).
"Praise the
Lord! Praise
the Lord from
the heavens;
praise Him in
the heights!"
(Psalm 148:1).
Across from
our house is a
mile long
tractor trail
where
Brooksyne
enjoys walking
our dogs and I
like to ride
my bike. About
every 1/4 mile
there is a 90
degree turn;
the first turn
has a large
tree right on
the corner. At
this corner
farmers have
piled large
rocks and
boulders over
the years that
they clear
from pasture
land.
Yesterday I was standing near the tree along with Falcon, our maltipoo, when we began to hear noises that sounded like wild animals. I could tell the sound perplexed and perhaps frightened Falcon. I cautiously stepped closer to the tree to see if I could see what it was. I thought it might have been baby foxes or even coyotes.
The sound was intermittent and I finally determined it was merely branches rubbing against one another making a creaking sound!
This particular tree was making a noise that brought to mind our daily verse from Isaiah 55:12. Many years ago we sang a song based on it. In fact Stuart and Naomi Dauermann, the Messianic Jews who set it to music, held a concert in our very young church in the late seventies shortly after they wrote this song. Over time "Trees of the Field" would soon be sung internationally and be included in many hymn books. You have likely sung it:
You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace;
The mountains and the hills will break forth before you;
There'll be shouts of joy, and all the trees of the field
Will clap, will clap their hands!
And all the trees of the field will clap their hands,
The trees of the field will clap their hands,
The trees of the field will clap their hands
While you go out with joy.
The
Scriptures
clearly reveal
that God is
pleased with
the praises of
His people.
The Psalms
especially are
filled with
calls to
worship and
expressions of
praise.
Today's
first text is
a jubilant
prophecy of
future
restoration: "You
will go out in
joy and be led
forth in
peace; the
mountains and
hills will
burst into
song before
you, and all
the trees of
the field will
clap their
hands."
Isn't the
concept of
mountains and
hills shouting
praises to God
and trees
clapping their
hands (leaves
on the
branches)
rather
picturesque
and inspiring?
Since we get a
lot of wind
it's not hard
to picture
this setting.
Psalm 148 also
speaks of the
natural
elements of
creation
giving praise
to God. This
Psalm moves
from the
heavens to the
human heart.
It is:
2) A call for the elements of the earth to give God praise because He is also their Creator (7-10)
3) A call for the people of God to give Him praise because of His wonder in their midst (11-14).
"And
all the trees
of the field
will clap
their hands."
Let us join
them! "O
clap your
hands, all ye
people; shout
unto God with
the voice of
triumph."
Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13.
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father, it's
easy to
imagine nature
praising You
as the song
birds trill
their many
canticles, as
the wind blows
upon the airy
leaves and
branches of
the trees
clapping in
praise to You.
Observing the
clear, gushing
water as it
surges over
the boulders,
rocks and
stones is so
invigorating;
watching the
wheat fields
and tree
branches sway
in the wind is
a sight to
behold, but
You delight
even more in
hearing the
praises of
Your people
above any
other natural
creation,
since You
created us in
Your own
image. We
choose to be a
joyful,
enthusiastic
and consistent
worshiper who
gives You
praise not
only with our
lips but also
with our
heart, soul
and mind.
Amen.
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
I
am blessed to
read that
Stuart
Dauermann is
still living
and serving
the Lord and
read this
about him:
"Dr. Stuart
Dauermann (b.
1944) was born
in Brooklyn,
New York, into
a conservative
Jewish family.
Music was
Stuart's first
chosen career,
and it was in
his second
year as an
undergraduate
majoring in
Music Theory
at the
Manhattan
School of
Music that he
was invited to
a discussion
group where he
began
investigating
the Newer
Testament,
only to
discover that
the Newer
Testament was
investigating
him! So it was
that in 1962
he became
convinced that
Yeshua of
Nazareth is
the Messiah of
Israel and the
Nations. By
the
mid-1960’s,
Stuart
recognized he
was being
drawn to
invest his
life in
interpreting
Yeshua to the
Jewish
community."
https://stuartdauermann.com/
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