Psalm 29:10-11 (NCV) “The Lord
controls the flood. The Lord will be King forever. The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.”
Throughout the Bible the power
of God is revealed through incredible miracles over nature. Psalm 29 verse 10
reminds me of the great flood in Genesis 6 – 9. In these three chapters of
Genesis, God’s wrath towards sin unfolds through a flood that wiped out the
entire earth and all of its inhabitants. At the same time, these chapters show
God’s great mercy for people who truly seek Him. God saw that “Noah was a good
man, the most innocent man of his time, and he walked with God.” (6:8 - NCV)
“Noah did everything that God commanded him.” (6:22 & 7:5 - NCV) Noah and
his family were spared devastation because of their obedience and faithfulness
to God.
Just the other day I was
talking to my Mom about the current life storm I’m facing. I am at the point
where it would really be nice if God still spoke to His people audibly, you
know through a burning bush (Exodus 3) or something like that. Better still, I
would have no problem if He would just write what I should do next on the wall
(Daniel 5) to get His message across. Okay, I know it doesn’t work that way (I
am walking by faith not by sight!). But, the Apostle Paul urged us to
understand the greatness of God’s power (Ephesians 1:18-23). The same power
that raised Christ from the dead is available to help us today. Is that
incredible or what? The same power that controls all of creation, caused solid
rain for 40 days and nights, caused raging storms to settle, raised the dead
is…that same power is available to you and me today!
When you commit your life to
Christ, you access you have access to this great power. The next time you feel
weak and helpless just remember that the power of Christ lives in you. That
should give you the confidence to weather any storm knowing you’re not weak nor
are you alone. You are strong because Christ gives you His strength!
Related scripture: Isaiah 40:29
– 31; Psalm 18: 32 – 34;
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