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Monday, October 24, 2016

The Power Behind the Thunderstorm



My absolute favorite season is here; Fall. I love all things Fall…the changing of leaves, pumpkin spiced lattes, the cool, crisp air and the excuse to wear boots and scarves.

Along with this year’s fall came our first fairly substantial rain for the season. Although rain is not my favorite (yes, I know how desperately we need it here in CA) I do, however, love thunderstorms.

As I drove our son to school this morning, a thunderstorm was almost on top of us. The flashes of lightning were brilliant, but it is the thunder that I most enjoy. Maybe I enjoy the thunder more than the lightning because I know the thunder won’t hurt me. The thunder rolls loud and booms with power, but it causes no harm. The lightning’s power is different. It cracks and flashes through the sky in mere moments and can cause harm to anything it touches.

Thunder and lightning are powerful, but the One who created the thunder and lightning is All-Powerful. He alone holds the universe in His hands. How often do we stop and take a moment from our frazzled lives to think about the wonder of God? Are we so constantly wrapped up in ourselves and in our needs, wants, and expectations that we forget the hands that made us?

The Bible tells us in the first chapter and verse of the gospel of John that Jesus is the Word and that the Word is God.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The Bible goes on to say in Hebrews 4:12-13: “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.”

That’s power.

Like lightning’s power to slice through the air and reach its target, God’s power can slice through our very soul and spirit, exposing the true intents of our heart. Something to think about. I’ll leave you with the words found in Joel:

So rend your heart and not your garments; return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness; and He relents from doing harm. Joel 2:13


Dina Pugh

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