This past Sunday as I became discouraged and fearful, the youth leader at my church shared (which had not originally been in her plans) about God's greatness from Job 36-40, and those passages encouraged me greatly as my focus returned to the greatness of God rather than my circumstances, so I would like to share Job 36:27-37:24 with you (since there was just an earthquake and a hurricane is on the way).
"He draws up the drops of water,
which distill as rain to the
streams;
the clouds pour down their moisture
and abundant showers fall on
mankind.
Who can understand how he spreads
out the clouds,
how he thunders from his
pavilion?
See how he scatters his lightning
about him,
bathing the depths of the sea.
This is the way he governs the
nations
and provides food in
abundance.
He fills his hands with lightning
and commands it to strike its
mark.
His thunder announces the coming
storm;
even the cattle make known its
approach.
At this my heart pounds
and leaps from its place.
Listen! Listen to the roar of his
voice,
to the rumbling that comes from his
mouth.
He unleases his lightning beneath
the whole heaven
and sends it to the ends of the
earth.
After that comes the sound of his roar;
he thunders with his majestic
voice.
When his voice resounds,
he houlds nothing back.
God's voice thunders in marvelous
ways;
he does great things beyond our
understanding.
He says to the snow, 'Fall on the
earth,'
and to the rain shower, 'Be a
mighty down pour.'
So that all men he has made may
know his work,
he stops every man from his
labor.
The animals take cover;
they remain in their dens.
The tempest comes out from its
chamber,
the cold from the driving winds.
The breath of God produces ice,
and the broad waters become
frozen.
He loads the clouds with moisture;
he scatters his lightning through
them.
At his direction they swirl around
over the face of the whole earth
to do whatever he commands
them.
He brings the clouds to punish men,
or to water his earth and show his
love.
Listen to this, Job;
stop and consider God's wonders.
Do you know how God controls the
clouds
and makes his lightning flash?
Do you know how the clouds hang
poised,
those wonders of him who is perfect
in knowledge?
You who swelter in your clothes
when the land lies hushed under the
south wind,
can you join him in spreading out the
skies,
hard as a mirror of cast bronze?
Tell us what we should say to him;
we cannot draw up our case
because of our darkness.
Should he be told that I want to
speak?
Would any man ask to be
swallowed up?
Now no one can look at the sun,
bright as it is in the skies
after the wind has swept them
clean.
Out of the north he comes in golden
splendor;
God comes in awesome majesty.
The Almighty is beyond our reach and
exalted in power;
in his justice and great
righteousness, he does not
oppress.
Therefore, men revere him,
for does he not have regard for all
the wise in heart?
Sometimes He Calms The Storm by Scott Krippayne All who sail the sea of faith Find out before too long How quickly blue skies can grow dark And gentle winds grow strong Suddenly fear is like white water Pounding on the soul Still we sail on knowing That our Lord is in control Sometimes He calms the storm With a whispered peace be still He can settle any sea But it doesn't mean He will Sometimes He holds us close And lets the wind and waves go wild Sometimes He calms the storm And other times He calms His child He has a reason for each trial That we pass through in life And though we're shaken We cannot be pulled apart from Christ No matter how the driving rain beats down On those who hold to faith A heart of trust will always Be a quiet peaceful place
"Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!"
He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!"
~ Matthew 8:23-27
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." ~ John 16:33
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