"Hast thou given the horse strength?... Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom?" (Job 39:19,26). "My heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation" (Psalm 13:5). "My son, if thou wilt receive My words... and apply thine heart to understanding... then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God" (Proverbs 2:1-5). "Hath not My hand made all these things? Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost" (Acts 7:50,51).
Consider
well the horse's strength,
And
think upon the hawk that flies.
Explore
the height, the breadth, and length
Of
things in earth, the sea, and skies.
How
wondrous is our Lord's creation
By
which He teaches every heart,
Yet
how much greater is salvation
Which
God in mercy shall impart!
As
we receive God's holy Word
And
give our heart to understanding,
We'll
comprehend what we have heard
As
we apply what He's commanding.
Has
not His hand made all these things:
The
horse, the hawk, and heart of man?
Should
not men fear the King of kings,
Rejoicing
in salvation's plan?
How
sadly this is not the case
As
many brazenly resist
God's
Spirit and His Word of grace,
Pretending
He does not exist!
O
Lord, we ponder all You made!
In
everything we see Your power
And
wisdom's handiwork displayed,
As
in the horse, the hawk, and flower.
We
cannot find rebellion there,
O
Lord, in nature's things created,
But
in the heart we find despair
Since
Eden's garden was vacated.
Let
horse, and hawk, and hearts You pardoned,
Lord, magnify Your excellence!
We
pray that hearts which now are hardened
Would
turn to You for their defense.
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