March 8, 2011

Job 37
I love violent thunderstorms! There is something exciting about them that just stirs me up! One of my favorite memories is of a brief time when we lived on 8.5 acres in East Norman. We came home from down town Norman one night right in front of a thunderstorm that was building behind us in the west. It seemed to move behind us at the same rate at which we traveled home. Lightning was constantly flashing in the sky as we drove. We arrived just in time to dash to the front porch before the rain began. For a solid thirty minutes the sky was filled with lightning and thunder from east to west and north to south. It wasn’t just now and then, but it was everywhere constantly. As we sat on the front porch and watched, the power display was simply exhilarating! We dared not step off the porch for fear of being targeted by a lightning bolt. What a gorgeous display! The God of glory thunders!
Recently we saw the awesome display of God in snow, ice and cold! We plummeted to a negative 22 degrees! Most people went nowhere. We were shut up in our houses. Animals hid in their holes. It was a wonderful day off—if you had warm shelter to stay in. From time to time I think God works these wonders just to remind us of His great and mighty power. Otherwise, we forget His power. Listen to Elihu’s words:
22 From the North the splendor comes,
surrounding God’s awesome majesty!
23 The Almighty! we cannot discover him,
pre-eminent in power and judgment;
his great justice owes no one an accounting.
24 Therefore men revere him,
though none can see him, however wise their hearts.
Sometimes we need to just sit and enjoy the power of nature in order to enjoy Him! Indeed we serve a glorious King! Speak His glory to someone today!
--Pastor john