No Flood is Greater than His Blood

"From the west,
men will fear the name of the LORD,
and from the rising of the sun,
they will revere His glory.
For He will come like a pent-up flood
that the breath of the LORD drives along."
(Isaiah 59:19)
Precious Friends, with Hurricane Ike moving ominously towards the southern coast of the United States of America, it seems likely that it will be a catastrophic storm. As I write this, at 10:30 am EST, the storm is still 200 miles from landfall, but coastal flooding has already reached almost 20 feet above normal.

In times of peace and prosperity, God is Lord of all. In times of discord and discomfort, God is Lord of all. In the sun, He is Lord. In the storm, He is Lord.

Nothing happens, my friends, without the Lord our God, the creator of all, allowing it to happen. Why does He allow some things, which appear to be so awful in our limited human understanding? Why does He allow tragedies like 9-11? Why does He allow catastrophic storms? Why does He allow babies to be abused and even killed? We do not know the mind of God. But, we do know the character of God. He is good. He is just. He is righteous. And He loves us. Every one of us.

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
(Romans 8:38-39).
No flood is greater than His blood. The blood shed by His Son. The Son sent to earth specifically to save us. What a storm raged on the day He died for us!

This side of heaven, we will never know why He allows some things to occur. The other side of heaven, we still may never know, but I suppose it won't matter then!

The important thing to remember is that He is Lord. Of all. He is creator. Of all. And, if we have accepted Him as our Lord and Savior, we have nothing to fear. Not man. Not creation. Only Him.

Fear Him. Trust Him. Obey Him. Take shelter in Him. Seek refuge in Him. Put your hope in Him. And pray for those who don't. Pray for those who won't. Pray that they will, on this side of heaven.

Precious Father, thank You for being our refuge in the storms of life! I pray for those in the path of Hurricane Ike. I pray for their protection and safety, but, more important than their physical comfort, Lord, I pray that those who don't yet know You will choose to take shelter in Your gracious gift of salvation. And, I pray that those who do know You will choose to serve as Your hands and feet, recognizing that this natural disaster is an opportunity to share the Truth of Your life, Your death, and Your saving grace to everyone they aid. May Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. I pray in the name of Jesus, our Lord and our Savior. Amen.

"Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name;
worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.

The voice of the LORD is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.

The voice of the LORD is powerful;
the voice of the LORD is majestic.

The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars;
the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
Sirion like a young wild ox.

The voice of the LORD strikes
with flashes of lightning.

The voice of the LORD shakes the desert;
the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.

The voice of the LORD twists the oaks
and strips the forests bare.
And in His temple all cry, "Glory!"

The LORD sits enthroned over the flood;
the LORD is enthroned as King forever.

The LORD gives strength to his people;
the LORD blesses his people with peace."
(Psalm 29)

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