Saturday 8-15-15 (Home in Modesto)
Scripture reading: Jer. 18 –
20 Ps 93 John 17
S=Scripture O=Observation A=Application P=Prayer SOAP for
the soul.
S. Ps 93:2-4 Your throne, O LORD, has been established from time
immemorial. You yourself are from the everlasting past. The mighty oceans
have roared, O LORD. The mighty oceans roar like thunder; the mighty
oceans roar as they pound the shore. But mightier than the violent raging of
the seas, mightier than the breakers on the shore — the LORD above is mightier
than these! NLT
O. The
psalmist takes us to the seashore for a lesson in God’s great power.
A. Our family was not wealthy when we were
young. We seldom, if ever purchased new clothing… only used. Yet
our parents found a way to take us on vacation to the Oregon coast only 80
miles distant each summer. It was one of the highlights of our
lives. There is great variety on the Oregon coast; beautiful gentle
beaches contrast with mighty rock cliffs that rise out of the sea. Huge
sand dunes cover one area and mountains and a rain forest of giant trees and
thick foliage another. Powerful ocean breakers roar as they pound against
those cliffs sometimes picking up timbers weighing tons and dashing them like
tooth-picks against the rocks. My mother would sit on the little porch of
our cabin and write poetry as we played on the beach below.
P.
So, Lord, Your inspired Psalm 93 takes me back to my childhood days and I see
and hear once more those awesome sights and sounds. Yet with all this
display of beauty and power, You are more beautiful and mightier than
these! I see the handiwork of my Creator and I am humbled and feel
privileged to be invited into Your Divine Presence. Thank You for opening
the door of Your sanctuary to me, Your finite creature. I bow, lost in
worship at Your feet today! Amen.
(The following video taken on the Oregon
coast is worth waiting the 12 seconds for the ad to finish.) http://www.kval.com/news/local/69699117.html?tab=video&c=y
Ralph
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