Good morning,
We
have just returned from three weeks of vacation that took us from
California to Wyoming to Colorado and back again. There is something
very special about traveling through the mountains of this part of our
country that renews one’s appreciation for the power and greatness of
our Creator God. Some of the mountains were very traditional in their
form, but a large part of what we saw reminded us of powerful forces
that tore through huge areas of solid rock that left the rock standing
up at crazy angles for thousands of feet above the the valley floor. In
other places it looked like huge floods of water had washed away
everything but the most solid rock, and the remaining rock took strange
formations and beautiful patterns of light and dark for all to see.
Driving through these vast areas of high desert and rugged mountains
left us in awe of the God who designed it all for the good of those of
us who have been created in his own image. Often we would cross a point
in the road that was called the continental divide that showed that any
water that fell on one side would flow thousands of miles to the East
and on the other side would flow West from that point. How did God do
that?
God did all this based on a perfect plan that would take
care of the people he planned to plant there throughout time. As Samuel
pointed out, “God’s way is perfect.” The same God who controlled the
forming of the mountains also controls the way we live life and the
power he has to make promises that he always keeps. The Bible is filled
with promises of direction and protection that God makes to those who
love him. The complexity of mountains seems rather stable right now,
but to God the protection and plan for each of us as individuals is just
as secure. What looks to us like chaos is part of his plan for time
and eternity for those of us who are willing to call Jesus our Lord and
Savior. There is no one else like him. There is no other creator God.
There is no one else who loves us with rock solid love that can not be
shaken by anyone in heaven or earth. Our God is a solid rock who will
never leave us or forsake us. Our God is a strong fortress, a place of
perfect safety for all of us who belong to his family and are a part of
his eternal plan. Please Lord, help us to trust you with our lives like
we trust in the awesome creation we see all around us.
2 Samuel 22: 31
“God’s way is perfect. All the Lord ’s promises prove true. He is a
shield for all who look to him for protection. 32 For who is God except
the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock? 33 God is my strong
fortress, and he makes my way perfect.
Roy Wisner
