Matanzas Inlet - “When You Pass Through the Waters”

But now, this is what the LORD says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. 

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

Isaiah 43:1-2

“Hear, O Heavens and Give Ear, O Earth”

 

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth;
    for the Lord has spoken:
“Children have I reared and brought up,
    but they have rebelled against me.
3 The ox knows its owner,
    and the donkey its master's crib,
but Israel does not know,
    my people do not understand.”

Isaiah 1:2-3 

Atlantic - “Who has Measured the Waters?”

Who has measured the waters
In the hollow of his hand, 
Measured Heaven with a span,
And calculated the dust of the earth
In a measure?  Weighted the mountains
In scales and the hills in a balance?

Isaiah 40:12

Moultrie Creek - “Face of the Waters”

The earth was without form,

And void, and darkness was on

The face of the deep.  And the 

Spirit of God hovering over the face

Of the waters.

And God said, “Let there be light”;

And there was light.

Genesis 1:2-3

Fort Matanzas Beach - “He Drew Me Out of Many Waters”

 He sent from above, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
He delivered me from my strong enemy,
From those who hate me,
For they were too strong for me.

Psalm 18:16-17

Bulow Creek, Flagler Beach - "In Wisdom You have Made Them All"

 O LORD, how manifold are Your works!

In wisdom You have made them all.

The earth is full of Your possessions--

This great and wide sea,

In which are innumerable teeming things,

Living things both small and great.

Psalm 104:24-25 NIV

Bulow Plantation ruins Historic State Park - "One Day is as a Thousand Years"

 But, beloved, do not forget

this one thing, that with the Lord

one day is as a thousand years,

and a thousand years as one day.

The Lord is not slack concerning

His promise, as some count 

slackness, but is longsuffering

toward us, not willing

that any should perish but that

all should come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:8-9 NIV

Creekview Trail, Princess Place Preserve - "You have made Summer and Winter"

 

You broke open the fountain and the flood; 

You dried up mighty rivers.

The day is Yours, the night also is Yours;

You have prepared the light and the sun,

You have set all the borders of the earth;

You have made summer and winter.

Psalm 74:15-17 NIV

Shores Waterfront Park, Matanzas River - “No One will take Your Joy From You”

So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

John 16:22 (ESV)

East Bulter Park, St. Augustine Beach - "The Work of Your Fingers"

 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 sone 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

Shores Waterfront Park, St. Augustine, Florida - "The Rising of the Sun"

 

From the rising of the sun 

to its setting
The name of the LORD
is to be praised.
Psalm 113:3

“I Have Loved You With An Everlasting Love” - Jeremiah 31:3

 

 The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying:

“I have loved you with an everlasting love;

I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.”

Jeremiah 31:3 

Covered Bridge, Princess Place Preserve - "All Play a Part"

 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we... have different gifts according to the grace given to each of us.

Romans 12:4-6 NIV

Thought for the Day:  Each person has a part to play in serving God.

Princess Place Preserve, Oak Trail - "A Grateful Heart"

I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.

Psalm 9:1 NRSV

 Thought for the Day:  What a difference gratitude to God can make!

Vaill Point Park, Florida - Songs from the Heart

 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

Colossians 3:15 NIV

Thought for the Day:  I will sign boldly with a faithful heart as an offering to God.

Fort Matanzas Beach - “He drew me out of deep Waters”

 He reached down from on high and took hold of me,
He drew me out of deep waters.

He rescued me from my powerful enemy,

From my foes, who were too strong for me.

They confronted me in the day of my disaster,

But the Lord was my support.

Psalm 18:16-18

Matanzas River - “The Breath of all Mankind”

For the soul of every living thing is in the hand of God, and the breath of all mankind.

Job 12:10

Moultrie Creek - “Called You Out of Darkness”

 

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”- 1 Peter 2:9 KJV 

“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.”- 2 Corinthians 5:20 KJV

“And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”- Matthew 4:19 KJV

Crescent Beach Easter Sunrise - “The Strength of my Heart”

Psalms 73:26 NIV

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Matanzas River - “Return to me”

I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.”

Isaiah 44:22