The Rock
This world was created out of nothing. Often times we marvel at the splendor of nature. You look out into the heavens and watch the stars sparkle so brightly and so far out of reach. You hike the forests and climb the mountains looking for untouched, unspoiled, unadultered nature to calm and soothe us from the hustle and bustle of the lives we lead. We watch the clouds in the sky, the waves crashing on the shore, the birds in flight, the sunrise and the sunset, the colors of the flowers, the scent of the air after rainfall. God is an artist, a magnificent creator of all that is beauty in aesthetics and in essence.
Lord, you've created everything with such splendor and magnificence and such simplicity and grace. Everything has been created the way it was meant to be. Though we say nothing is perfect, everything is as it is meant to be, "perfectly flawed".
In all of creation's enormity and in all our endeavors to explore the gifts of God we often overlook the simple rock. The rock is probably among the most amazing creations of God, if not the single most amazing. The rock comes in infinite shapes and sizes and has infinitely more uses.
Rocks are everywhere...from the simple grains of sand on the shore to the tallest mountains in the world in the Himalayas. Rocks do everything for us. The little grains of sand, very soft, you lay on them and you feel such comfort. In the heat you can sit in the shade of a massive boulder, it'll protect you from the sun and give you shade. The rocks we use to build shelter, bricks and gravel mixed with the cement, to give strength to the structures that shield us from all the elements. The rock you sit on to rest when your tired. The rocks you skip across the water for fun. The pebble that's in your shoe that bothers you, telling you something is wrong. The rock you look at because of how beautiful and incredible it is. The rock you lean on for support.
Jesus is my rock. Jesus comforts me. Jesus shelters me. Jesus rejuvenates me, He revives me. Jesus makes me happy. Jesus guides me and directs me. Jesus is my light, my salvation, the beauty of my life. Jesus is my rock.
'For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but My steadfast love shall not depart from you, and My covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you' Isaiah 54:10
Thank you for letting me know that.
Lord, you've created everything with such splendor and magnificence and such simplicity and grace. Everything has been created the way it was meant to be. Though we say nothing is perfect, everything is as it is meant to be, "perfectly flawed".
In all of creation's enormity and in all our endeavors to explore the gifts of God we often overlook the simple rock. The rock is probably among the most amazing creations of God, if not the single most amazing. The rock comes in infinite shapes and sizes and has infinitely more uses.
Rocks are everywhere...from the simple grains of sand on the shore to the tallest mountains in the world in the Himalayas. Rocks do everything for us. The little grains of sand, very soft, you lay on them and you feel such comfort. In the heat you can sit in the shade of a massive boulder, it'll protect you from the sun and give you shade. The rocks we use to build shelter, bricks and gravel mixed with the cement, to give strength to the structures that shield us from all the elements. The rock you sit on to rest when your tired. The rocks you skip across the water for fun. The pebble that's in your shoe that bothers you, telling you something is wrong. The rock you look at because of how beautiful and incredible it is. The rock you lean on for support.
Jesus is my rock. Jesus comforts me. Jesus shelters me. Jesus rejuvenates me, He revives me. Jesus makes me happy. Jesus guides me and directs me. Jesus is my light, my salvation, the beauty of my life. Jesus is my rock.
'For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but My steadfast love shall not depart from you, and My covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you' Isaiah 54:10
Thank you for letting me know that.
posted by Shine | 2/18/2007 11:48:00 PM
3 Comments:
Though your falls are great, his strength is greater. You will make it. You will see the summit. You will stand at the top. And when you get there, the first thing you’ll do is join with all the others who have made the climb and sing this verse:
“To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you
before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and
forevermore! Amen” (Jude 24 NIV).
Though your falls are great, his strength is greater. You will make it. You will see the summit. You will stand at the top. And when you get there, the first thing you’ll do is join with all the others who have made the climb and sing this verse:
“To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you
before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and
forevermore! Amen” (Jude 24 NIV).
Well said.
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