How Beautiful Upon the Mountains

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns." Isaiah 52:7

You have given him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. For you meet him with rich blessings...For you make him most blessed forever. Psalms 21: 2-6

All creation shouts the glories of our God, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Today we ventured again to the village of Reigoldswil, Switzerland this time by train to Leistal and and then by bus into Reigoldswil. The trip was less than 45 minutes, much better than our last trip that took nearly 90 minutes on a very crowded bus. A short walk through the village and we arrived at the cable car station. We all excitedly boarded the car and began our trip up the mountain. The views were spectacular.

The children had a wonderful time running and exploring after lunch. Robert and I sat on the bench in the sun and enjoyed the quiet, tranquil setting. After the noise of city living the past few weeks we were all blessed to hear the wind blow and the water run down the mountianside.

No matter the direction we walked or turned our heads there was a beautiful scene to take in. The majesty of God was all around us. Riding up in the cable car with the forest and waterfalls
far beneath us reminded me of the devotion from February 7 in Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner. The teaching from Colossions 2:15 restated the verse using the Greek word meanings like this: "...He gallantly strode into Heaven to celebrate His victory and defeat of Satan and his forces. As part of the triumphal process, He flaunted the spoils seized from the hand of the enemy. Yet the greatest spectacle of all occurred when the enemy himself was openly put on display as bound, disgraced, disabled, defeated, humiliated , and stripped bare..." Having the whole world at our feet reminded me our victory over satan that has been bought and paid for. Jesus triumphed over the advesary. And being sons and daughters of the Most High God makes us heirs in His power and authority.

Being high above it all was a picture of the victory we have in Christ. It is easy to feel small and defeated in a crowd. Remember back when you were a child swinging high enough to touch the sky. Didn't you feel like you were soaring? That's the feeling we must capture and live in. He upholds us with His mighty right hand. We are protected under the shadow of His wings. And when He strode through Heaven declaring the defeat of satan we were right there in the triumphant procession. Our heads held high knowing that the battle was over and satan was once and for all under our feet.

LIVE VICTORIOUSLY!