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Theme of the Week: The Power of God
Last week when I went into the kitchen for my morning coffee, I glanced outside and immediately noticed something was missing. A lawn chair, to be exact. And I thought to myself, now who would bother coming onto our property just to abscond with one lawn chair? So I took my coffee outside to investigate. And I found the lawn chair…lying on the bottom of the pool.
Fall is turning to winter in north Texas, and the winds have been valiant in their efforts to strip the last of the brilliant color off our trees these past two weeks. And the fact that we live on a hill makes it especially breezy on our property. About half the leaves are still clinging to the trees, but I knew that patio chair would need help. So, after my son fished it out of the pool, I popped a potted plant on it. The other chair had a swivel base and was a bit heavier, so it hadn’t moved.
Until two days ago. When we woke up, it was lying about 3 inches from the edge of the pool. So I put the potted plant on it, and found something heavier for the lighter chair—a 10 x 10 x 5” limestone rock left over from construction. I considered bringing the chairs in for the season, but we still sit out there daily with neighbors (the weather is still in the 60’s and 70’s down here), and besides, I’m really stubborn. I was going to put up a bit of a fight.
Well. Yesterday I was bested. The potted plant lay smashed on the patio, with pottery shards and dirt blowing into the pool. And on the bottom of the pool were two lawn chairs and one rather heavy limestone rock (which will probably stay there until next summer, as we’ve had no luck fishing it out with the pool net).
This morning I was praying about some concerns, and listening to the wind howl outside and the wind chimes going crazy. And I thought about how often in scripture God’s power is compared to the wind, and that thought was immediately comforting. There is no effort of man that can withstand His power and His will. And when Jesus’ disciples saw Him calm the storm that was threatening to capsize their boat, they said in awe, “Who is this, that even the wind and the waves obey Him?” Who indeed.
Who has gone up to heaven and come down?
Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands?
Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name, and the name of his son?
Tell me if you know! (Proverbs 30:4, NIV)
He who forms the mountains,
creates the wind,
and reveals his thoughts to man,
he who turns dawn to darkness,
and treads the high places of the earth—
the LORD God Almighty is his name. (Amos 4:13, NIV)
Last week when I went into the kitchen for my morning coffee, I glanced outside and immediately noticed something was missing. A lawn chair, to be exact. And I thought to myself, now who would bother coming onto our property just to abscond with one lawn chair? So I took my coffee outside to investigate. And I found the lawn chair…lying on the bottom of the pool.
Fall is turning to winter in north Texas, and the winds have been valiant in their efforts to strip the last of the brilliant color off our trees these past two weeks. And the fact that we live on a hill makes it especially breezy on our property. About half the leaves are still clinging to the trees, but I knew that patio chair would need help. So, after my son fished it out of the pool, I popped a potted plant on it. The other chair had a swivel base and was a bit heavier, so it hadn’t moved.
Until two days ago. When we woke up, it was lying about 3 inches from the edge of the pool. So I put the potted plant on it, and found something heavier for the lighter chair—a 10 x 10 x 5” limestone rock left over from construction. I considered bringing the chairs in for the season, but we still sit out there daily with neighbors (the weather is still in the 60’s and 70’s down here), and besides, I’m really stubborn. I was going to put up a bit of a fight.
Well. Yesterday I was bested. The potted plant lay smashed on the patio, with pottery shards and dirt blowing into the pool. And on the bottom of the pool were two lawn chairs and one rather heavy limestone rock (which will probably stay there until next summer, as we’ve had no luck fishing it out with the pool net).
This morning I was praying about some concerns, and listening to the wind howl outside and the wind chimes going crazy. And I thought about how often in scripture God’s power is compared to the wind, and that thought was immediately comforting. There is no effort of man that can withstand His power and His will. And when Jesus’ disciples saw Him calm the storm that was threatening to capsize their boat, they said in awe, “Who is this, that even the wind and the waves obey Him?” Who indeed.
Who has gone up to heaven and come down?
Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands?
Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name, and the name of his son?
Tell me if you know! (Proverbs 30:4, NIV)
He who forms the mountains,
creates the wind,
and reveals his thoughts to man,
he who turns dawn to darkness,
and treads the high places of the earth—
the LORD God Almighty is his name. (Amos 4:13, NIV)
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