Copied From Our Daily Bread
2012-05-12 Outside The Boat
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Read : Psalm107 : 23 - 32
107:23 They that go down to the seain ships, that do business in great waters;
107:24 These see the works of the LORD, and hiswonders in the deep.
107:25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormywind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. raiseth: Heb. maketh to stand
107:26 They mount up to the heaven, they go downagain to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
107:27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like adrunken man, and are at their wits' end. are...: Heb. all their wisdom isswallowed up
107:28 Then they cry unto the LORD in theirtrouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
107:29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that thewaves thereof are still.
107:30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; sohe bringeth them unto their desired haven.
107:31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for hisgoodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
107:32 Let them exalt him also in the congregationof the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
They mount up tothe heavens, [and] they go down again to the depths. —Psalm107:26
Bible in a Year : Esther 4 - 7
Katsushika Hokusai was one of the most prolific and celebrated artists inJapanese history.
Between 1826 and 1833, when he was in his mid-60s and early 70s, hecreated his greatest work—a series of color woodblock prints titled Thirty-SixViews of Mt.
Fuji. Amongthose paintings was his masterpiece: The Great Wave Off Kanagawa.
This painting,
created during atime of financial and emotional struggles for Hokusai,
shows a towering wall ofwater edged with clawlike foam about to crash down on three slim boats full ofrowers.
Psalm 107 also tells a story of people in peril at sea.
Afloat on the waves, “they mount up to the heavens, [and] they go downagain to the depths.”
And as a result, “their soul melts because of trouble”(v.26).
Eventually, the sailors send an
S.O.S. to God,
and He responds bysmoothing out the sea and guiding them
to their destination (vv.28-30).
When we face desperate circumstances, we tend to look to other people forguidance and comfort.
They are in the same boat, however—lost in an ocean of life’s ups anddowns.
Only God is outside the boat, sovereign,stable, and strong enough to calm the storms (vv.24-25,29).
Facing trouble? Call on Him!
Will your anchor hold in the storms oflife,
When the clouds unfold their wings of strife?
When the strong tides lift and the cables strain,
Will your anchor drift, or firm remain? —Owens
We worship a God who is greater than ourgreatest problem.
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