The Awesome Power Of God
January 22, 2006
“Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord.” – Psalm 114:7
Christie and I love to visit the beach - we’re fascinated and humbled by its relentless motion and power. Across the millennia, the continents have been separated by the mighty oceans. Nations have found their security behind their power. Man, by the Grace of Almighty God, has learned to traverse them, descend to their depths, and usually survive their power — but their immensity and the relentless force of the waves remain untamable. Rocks are crushed, shorelines altered, and even experienced sailors can be driven aground or drowned. The combined genius of man and his most powerful and sophisticated equipment can do little to conquer the oceans.
They are no problem for God, however. The One who created the mighty oceans does with them as He wishes. Psalm 114 refers to the exodus of Israel from Egyptian servitude and the Red Sea’s parting (Exodus 14:13-31) to describe God’s great power. The psalmist wrote, “The sea saw it and fled” (Psalm 114:3). Then he asked, “What ails you, O sea, that you fled?”” (v.5). The answer is implied: The seas were obeying the command of our God, the High King of the Universe.
When the turbulent seas of adversity threaten us, as we do in the Litany, we need to invoke God’s awesome power. As the seas fled before Him, so too can the obstacles that seem so overwhelming to us. They have no more resistance to God’s power than tap water in a teacup! As He masters the seas, He’s also sovereign over the waves that sometimes pound the beaches of our lives. And if we understand that, and place our faith in Him - in every part of our lives -we’ll be safe, despite the “sea state.” We serve an awesome and powerful God!
All love in the Beloved,
Chip+
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