Hello, I'm Sotchiel Dixon. I'm sharing a special story about the world God created

in today's encouragement from our daily bread, spotting hope. Oceanographer Sylvia Earle

has seen the deterioration of coral reefs firsthand.

She founded Mission Blue, an organization devoted to the development of global hope spots.

These special places around the world are critical to the health of the ocean, which impacts our lives on Earth.

Through the intentional care for these areas, scientists have seen the relationships of

underwater communities restored and lives of endangered species preserved.

In Psalm 33, the psalmist acknowledges that God spoke everything into existence

and ensured that all he made would stand firm. As God reigns over generations and nations,

he alone restores relationships, saves lives, and revitalizes hope. However, God invites us to join him

in caring for the world and the people he created. Each time we praise God for the whisper of a rainbow

splashed across a clouded gray sky or the glistening waves of the ocean crashing against a rocky shore,

we can proclaim his unfailing love and presence as we put our hope in him.

When we're tempted toward discouragement or fear as we consider the current state of the world, we may begin to

believe we can't make a difference.

When we do our part as members of God's care team, however, we can honor him as the creator

and help others spot hope as they place their trust in Jesus.

Thank you. help others spot hope as they place their trust in Jesus. Today's our daily bread devotional scripture reading is from Psalm 33,

verses 6 to 9 and 12 to 22.

By the word of the Lord, the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.

He gathers the waters of the sea into jars.

He puts the deep into storehouses.

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