Hebrews 6:16-18
Recently I was in Niagara Falls for a conference, and one day when I was running I made my way to the falls overlook. There I paused and looked out over the expanse of water that flows and thought to myself how awesome it all was and what an amazing feature the Lord made for us to enjoy. The very wide river of water that feeds to the falls looks calm enough, yet it migrates around rocks and with definite direction heads towards the falls. There the water quickly turns from calm, yet purposefully surging water to what might be the most powerful display of water power I've ever seen. This is unimaginable power, raw and not redirectable. As it crashed into the surface water, it created a huge mist. This mist rose beyond the heights of the falls and kept anything and anyone nearby moist. And I thought: "How can this water keep on coming and coming? Why doesn't it eventually slow down or stop?"
I believe that the Lord was showing me an analogy of his never-ending presence and power. Our lives flow by like wide and varied rivers, sometimes redirected by obstacles, often looking calm yet with turmoil under the surface, but hopefully with a definite purpose and direction towards the Lord. The awesome power and presence of the Lord is like that of Niagara Falls. It is often beyond our comprehension, yet certainly something to which we are drawn. To those who will continue to seek Him and come close, his presence (like the mist) will be even bigger than He (Holy Spirit) and will cover you. It will change us. And be sure, He will never change and He will never stop! His flow of Love is endless. Never fear that His presence will dry up. It will not. There is more of Him than we can ever imagine.
Hebrews 6:16-18 "When people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding. God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. So God has given us both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can take new courage, for we can hold on to his promise with confidence."
Barb
I believe that the Lord was showing me an analogy of his never-ending presence and power. Our lives flow by like wide and varied rivers, sometimes redirected by obstacles, often looking calm yet with turmoil under the surface, but hopefully with a definite purpose and direction towards the Lord. The awesome power and presence of the Lord is like that of Niagara Falls. It is often beyond our comprehension, yet certainly something to which we are drawn. To those who will continue to seek Him and come close, his presence (like the mist) will be even bigger than He (Holy Spirit) and will cover you. It will change us. And be sure, He will never change and He will never stop! His flow of Love is endless. Never fear that His presence will dry up. It will not. There is more of Him than we can ever imagine.
Hebrews 6:16-18 "When people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding. God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. So God has given us both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can take new courage, for we can hold on to his promise with confidence."
Barb
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