God's Glory on Display (Part 2)

God's Glory on Display (Part 2)

I love reading from a scientist's point of view, how our great God displays his glory in nature. It reminds me of how truly awesome and majestic He is.

Mark Batterson in his new book, PRIMAL, shares Psalm 29 from The Message. He calls this Psalm "Ode to a Thunderstorm"

Bravo, God, bravo!
Gods and all angels shout, "Encore!"
In awe before the glory,
in awe before God's visible power ...

God's thunder tympanic,
God's thunder symphonic.

God's thunder smashes cedars,
God topples the northern cedars ...

God's thunder spits fire.
God thunders, the wilderness quakes;
He makes the desert of Kadesh shake.

God's thunder sets the oak tree dancing
A wild dance, whirling; the pelting rain strips their branches.
We fall to our knees -- we call our, "Glory!"

During the past few days we have witnessed God's power and glory as He has painted the landscape with snow -- and tons of snow! The last storm brought down many trees on our property (as well as wires!!!).

When the sun comes out the trees just seem to sparkle and glow with beauty. Icicles are hanging every where, and when the sun shines on them, they are spectacular.

As a kid I was not real found of thunderstorms. But even thunderstorms display the glory of our God. I learned something new about thunderstorms from Mark Batterson's book:

There are approximately two thousand thunderstorms somewhere on planet Earth at any given time. And there are approximately one hundred lightning strikes per second, or 8.64 million lightning strikes per day! That is a lot of standing ovations.

Batterson reminds us in the Psalm 29 that the angels shout, "Encore!" after each one!

When was the last time you shouted, "Bravo!" when you saw a sunrise? A sunset? The beauty of a moon as it arises each night? The heavens declare God's glory. Don't miss it. It is another gift He gives us daily to enjoy. -- Bill Welte is President and CEO of America's KESWICK

Digging Deeper: Proverbs 18; Leviticus 23-24; Mark 1:1-22

Dig This Quote: The purpose of simplicity is not to prune those things away that bring us joy and enrich our lives. Instead, the purpose of simplicity is to streamline our loves in such a way that we have more room, time and energy for the pursuits and people that God ordains for us. – The Rewards of Simplicity Pam and Chuck D. Pierce

Determined Digging: Level 1 -- Psalm 27:4; Level 2 --Psalm 34:1-10