Psalms 114 – 116
Verse 114:3 reminds us of the great power of God:
And the waters of the sea witnessed God’s actions and ran away;
the Jordan, too, turned around and ran back to where it came from.
We are constantly being told that the Bible is a bunch of stories, lies and misrepresentations by those who do not believe. Heck even some who believe in God have dismissed the Bible as a book used to control mankind. These are two miracles that people tend to dismiss, believers also, since it is hard to imagine how any force in nature could make water move for people to walk on dry ground. We can’t imagine it so therefore dismiss it has ever happened. Even with the Big Screen showing of Moses parting the Red Sea we dismiss it as “special effects” and not real.
Ponder this, what if it was real and that is part of having faith? Jesus raised dead and today we see “science” do that all the time and dismiss the miracle as possible. See where I am going? We need to understand God is in everything and can manipulate the whole nature thing as He desires. Look closer at the impossible and you will see stuff like this is possible.
Verse 115:11 shows the “Holy Spirit” or “helper” has been around longer than we know:
All who fear and know the Eternal, put your trust in Him.
He is their helper and defender.
Again we as Christians somehow think this is something new to the faithful, when it’s been around always. We need to understand that God has always been and therefore the “Holy Spirit” and Jesus have always been. That’s hard to imagine since we have personified all three, but again you need to stop doing that to really understand the enormity of God.
Verse 116:3 made me think of May 17th:
Once I was wound in the wrappings of death;
the terror of dying and the grave had a grip on me;
I could not get away, for I was entombed in distress and sorrow.
I was being prepared for death and for a while was technically dead. Although I can remember nothing, no feelings or conscious memories, I do recall the “distress” I felt for much of the time before I hit the ground. I stressed over everything and that obviously was a factor into my experience. I still to this day do not understand WHY I was allowed to live. Again the paramedics and doctors all say I experienced a MIRACLE, but I have a tough time believing that since I have to ask why me!