God Poured It

Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire; Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed forever. Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou has founded for them. Psalm 104:1-9

In this age of fear, I take comfort in knowing God controls where the water goes, and He promised to never flood the earth again after the great flood of Noah’s time.

This is condensed of a story in the new June/July 2021 copy of Guideposts called Childlike Wonder. The mother is busy running errands by Lake Michigan. Something made her glance in the rearview mirror; she heard her younger daughter who was pointing at the lake say, “Who poured that?” The water went as far as one could see. The mother said, “God did.” They didn’t ask any more questions. The story says, “I felt a wave of satisfaction and assurance, and, yes, even pride. Somehow in all the messiness of everyday life, I had instilled in my girls enough faith to understand the simple response, ‘God did,’. I silently gave thanks for the reminder to slow down and take in the wonders all around me—from the Great Lake to my growing girls.”

Prayer: Dear Father in heaven, please remind us every day that you made the earth for us to live on and that you are in control. You keep the sun shining and the night coming. You keep the seasons on schedule. You keep the temperature at the level we need it to live and are listening to our prayers. If we need to be more protective of Your world, please guide us to do our part in conjunction with Your mighty hand. Amen.

Sandra Hilsabeck