the majesty of God in New Mexico!

This is the sight I was greeted with as we pulled into the mountains of New Mexico. I was just blown away by the beauty of God's majesty. It was as if God had just dropped the most glorious sunset right in my lap so I could taste just a small portion of His glory at that moment.  And taste I did. I savored this image and soon realized it was just a preview of all the God had in store for me to partake of. He is so good!

We began revival services Sunday morning at Eternity Baptist Church. The pastor of the church is a long time friend of my husbands. He and his wife were actually Jimbo's youth leader way back in 1969 when Jimbo was 14 years old and they were about 30.  Precious servants of the Lord. Then and now. They served like second parents to him and he loves them so much and they feel the same way about him. It's been fun to see how Kat still mothers him just like he was 14 again!

(Larry and Jimbo)

We had awesome services on Sunday. The spirit of the Lord was so present. Jimbo had prepared several sermons for his time here and when he woke up Sunday morning, God had other plans for what He wanted Jimbo to preach, so he said, "OK, God, it's all you!".  The message was amazing. God spoke to His people and the message that was delivered was one that touched every person in that church. Hearts were pricked. Lives were changed. Decisions were made. God showed up and showed out and His presence just filled the sanctuary. I just love it when He does that!

By the time services started Sunday night, we all had such a hunger for a Word. For THE Word. We arrived at the church and couldn't find his notes anywhere. He doesn't use many notes, but he does like to have his scripture references written down and just a little outline to keep him from chasing too many rabbits. But they were no where to be found. But once again, God was in control and the message that he gave Jimbo to preach was just the Word that all of us needed to hear. 

Monday morning, 5 of us set out on motorcycles and left Alamagordo headed for the mountains. I climbed on the back of Jimbo's bike with camera in hand and we headed out. We rode to Ruidoso and Cloudcroft and God just painted picture after picture of the most majestic sights I had ever seen.  Everywhere I looked was the beauty of God. I could just hardly contain myself. I kept saying, "God you are so amazing!"

(me, Jimbo, Larry, Kat)

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the

firmament showeth His handywork"

(Psalm 19:1)

As we prepare for services tonight, Tuesday night and Wednesday night, I would love it if  y'all would just continue to pray for the people of  Eternity Baptist Church. Pray that God will continue to move among the people and that they will develop an even more fierce hunger for the Word and for growth in their spiritual lives. They are a precious body of Christ and I just want them to all get on fire for God! I just know they can be such a HUGE blessing to their community and just explode with the desire to reach out and show others the way to the CROSS! May God be glorified in all we do!

"For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore

for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me"

(Psalm 31:3)

Our God is Great and Indescribable

My husband and I have been watching 2 DVD’s (over and over) by Louie Giglio that have literally just changed our perspective on life as it pertains to the creation of the world and the creation of people. They are entitled “Indescribable” and “How Great is our God”. I have never witnessed anyone with the ability to combine the precious Word of God and the awesomeness of the creation of the world and of human life together in such a powerful way. I have been literally just awestruck at the majesty and hugeness (is that a word?)of our universe and the way that God’s fingerprints are ALL over it and ALL over and IN us.

I have a new appreciation for our universe. I have a new appreciation for the miracle of life. The glory of God is just so evident in all of creation. He reigns supreme over all and there are so many things that time after time just point to Our God as the Master of the Universe in such undeniable ways it’s hard to understand how anyone can deny His existence!

Just the mere vastness alone of the universe is enough to take your breath away. It is absolutely HUGE and I have just never stopped to really see just how enormous it is. It’s expanse is bigger than our minds can even comprehend. More glorious than our thoughts can even conjure up. More majestic than our imagination can even create. Indescribable indeed. The definition of indescribable is “beyond the power to be able to describe”. Amen and Amen!!

We serve an amazing and an awesome God. He has ordained all things from the beginning. He has measured out goodness to us more than we can even comprehend or imagine. He spoke and the heavens were made. He breathed and the stars were formed. By Him and for Him were all things created. I am nothing on my own. He is Lord. He is worthy.

“When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?”
For You have made him a little lower than the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor” (Psalm 8:3-5)

“By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.” (Psalm 33:6)

Glory in God's Creation

As I sit on my back patio this morning, I am basking in the glory of God all around me. I can smell the sweet fragrance of a new rain. I feel the gentle breeze of God’s breath in the wind. The birds are singing a beautiful melody of praise. I can even hear a dove eliciting a soft cooing sound.

The glory of God is truly all around us – we just have to take the time to sit and recognize it.

“Then God saw everything that He had made and indeed it was very good..” Genesis 1:31

Too many times I get in such a hurry and I neglect to really focus on seeing all the glorious evidences of Christ and His creation. His beauty abounds everywhere. The trees, the grass, the flowers, the sun, the stars, the moon, the wind, the rain….

We live in such a fast paced world and it seems like we never slow down. We rush from one activity to another without even stopping to take a breath sometimes. Our lives are too often defined by all the “extras” we pack into it. All of these extras are those things that we do for our enjoyment and pleasure. All those things that are for physically beautifying and bettering ourselves and our homes. All those things that take time away from what we should be doing.

We should be spending time admiring the Glory of God’s creation. Reading our bibles. Studying our bibles. Digging into God’s Word and getting so engrossed in it that we forget the time! We need to form that intimate relationship with Christ that can ONLY come from communing with Him. When we spend time in prayer and in His Word, He will be revealed to us in a whole new light. We will begin to see Him for who He truly is. Our creator. Our Savior. Our Redeemer.

When we put God first, our lives will begin to run more smoothly. Let’s give God our best and our firsts. When we do, we will start to see Him work in our lives like never before. We will begin to see Him manifest Himself and we will see the bearing of fruit. We will experience the Presence of God like never before. We will see the Glory of God all around us. We will have the fullness of Joy!

Spend time with God. Feast on His Word. Savor its sweetness and know He is good.

A new creation in Christ,
Beth