Psalm 72 (KJV):16-20: Let the whole earth be filled with His glory

From Psalms

Psalm 72:16-20

¹⁶There shall be an handful of corn in the earth
      upon the top of the mountains;
the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon:
      and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
¹⁷His name shall endure for ever:
      his name shall be continued as long as the sun:
and men shall be blessed in him:
      all nations shall call him blessed.

¹⁸Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel,
      who only doeth wondrous things.
¹⁹And blessed be his glorious name for ever:
      and let the whole earth be filled with his glory;
            Amen, and Amen.

²⁰The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

There was point in December when I thought I may never be able to complete another book of Psalms.  Nevertheless, here I am at the end of book II - not really close to halfway except in the number of Psalms left.

But I digress...Psalm 72 is not about me, it's about God...and as I talked about yesterday, Jesus.  I especially like verse 19, "Let the whole earth be filled with his glory."  Truly the whole earth is filled with his glory already.  Sometimes we just need to look around to see it.  The giggle of a young child.  The beauty of a sun rise on a chilly morning.  The full moon on a clear winter's night.   The waves curling over as they crash along a beach.  The hug of a loved one when we need it most...and for that matter during a time of celebration.  These things are all the glory of God.

Sometimes, sadly, we miss these moments because we're paying attention to other distractions.  Or maybe we just take these glorious things for granted.  So today as we go through our day we will watch for his glory in our lives.  Today, we will know there are no coincidences - just glory in God's plan.  Then when we become witness to his Glory we will thank Him for all of His gifts and all of His glory.  And as the psalmist wrote in verse 19, "Amen and Amen."

Thanks for letting me share.