My family has been traveling through Shenandoah National Park for the last days of 2024. Winter has stripped the trees of their foliage allowing for views far beyond the hills of the valley into the mountains looming in the distance. From the highest points of Skyline drive I see the shadows of the clouds moving across the landscape below creating a patchwork design of dark and light. Deer are about searching for grass and a colorful array of birds fly through the barren trees along the serene winter drive.
Down in the valley the hills are dotted with cattle. Each time I see another hill with black and white cows I am reminded of the scripture Psalm 50:10-11
“for every animal of the forest is mine,
and the cattle on a thousand hills.11 I know every bird in the mountains,
and the insects in the fields are mine.”
As we enter into a new year there is a push to set goals and make a plan, and those are good things to be mindful of, but this year I want to just trust God more. For His plans are greater than mine.
Psalm 50 was written by Asaph one of David’s chief musicians, taking that passage, John W. Peterson wrote a hymn with the title “He Owns The Cattle on a Thousand Hills”
He owns the cattle on a thousand hills,
The wealth in every mine;
He owns the rivers and the rocks and rills,
The sun and stars that shine.
Wonderful riches, more than tongue can tell -
He is my Father so they're mine as well;
He owns the cattle on a thousand hills -
I know that He will care for me.
The wealth in every mine;
He owns the rivers and the rocks and rills,
The sun and stars that shine.
Wonderful riches, more than tongue can tell -
He is my Father so they're mine as well;
He owns the cattle on a thousand hills -
I know that He will care for me.
“I know that He will care for me”
This reminder as I step into a new year warms my heart. That God, the creator of everything, the One who was and is in control of all things, is my Father and is seeing that my every need is met yesterday, today, and forever is overwhelming. And the only thing He wants in return is my devotion. So, I will not make a plan for 2025, instead I will learn to trust Him more fully, dive deeper into His word to unlock a deeper knowledge of who He is, I will be grateful for every moment and seek Him in all things, I will praise Him through the storms, I will cling to Him in the valleys, I will dance with Him in the sunshine, I will follow His voice where He leads me and I will enjoy the good things He has for me.
Heavenly Father,
Stepping into this new year I’m clinging to your promises. You have carried me through this life and I trust you alone with what lies ahead. Thank you Lord, for loving this girl. Help me to forever keep my eyes on you. I will lift my voice and praise you, for you alone deserve all my worship. Amen
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