An original meditation on the vastness of God.
"A Moment in the Waves
Psalm 8:1
"O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Thy name in all the earth!" NASB
The waves roll in with a steady rhythm one after the other, each coming a bit further in as the tide is waxing. They rise with the pressure of their breaking and spill over at the top, white foam on a blue-green base, before they crash into the ground. Can you smell the salt water? Do you feel the sand between your toes? The heat of the sun is on your back, the kiss of the breeze is in your hair, and the call of the ocean is in your ears. Wading into the waves you feel the sand pulled from beneath your feet in the constant shifting of the beach. You travel deeper and further into the ocean, traveling slowly, moving against the current. As a wave comes in and strikes you, you brace for the impact, awaiting the push of the water. You continue deeper till you stand with the water splashing around your collarbone, just at your shoulders, and you wait. Looking out into that endless horizon you see it. Right now it is just a ripple in the water that is yards and yards away from you, but it is coming. It comes closer, moving quickly, and you know that this is it. You brace yourself against the soggy ocean floor as the wave grows in front of you. The water around you recedes as it is being pulled back to join the force of this breaking wave. There is the sight of blue and white and green and then it happens. Crash! In an instant you are swept off your feet and tumbled. For a moment you have lost all control. The wave has you and wave will move you, just as it is moving this sea. The wave will have its way. You can not stand in the force of it, but you know that. You let the wave toss you and carry you. There is fear in this moment, there is danger, and there is also thrill; the thrill of letting go, of going for "the ride", letting something else dictate where you are going and how you will get there. Of course, it is just a moment, and then the wave blows past and once again you stand awaiting the next to come.
Trying to understand God, to get a picture of Him, an image in your mind is like wading into a vast endless ocean, so much larger, greater, more powerful than we can ever comprehend. Each step into the water drawing me deeper into the mystery and further away from the dry land that we understand so well. The very ground beneath our feet doesn't stay still, because the ocean is not like the land. The land doesn't move and shift like this. The ocean is alive!
So many people paint an image of God, but none of these images even comes close to describing the comprehensive ocean of God and who "He" is. Like a liquid, God will break down every barrier, beat down the breakers, and flow wherever He wills. To attempt to understand Him is to dive headlong into a mystery greater than you and I even have the ability to imagine."
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Psalms 8by nrlindsay73,511 views
I've had dreams of waves..and water! This message spoke to me..Thank you!
Raiderville 3 years ago