Brown's Daily Word 3/12/15

Praise the Lord for the sweet rest He pours upon us. Praise the Lord for the way He brings the dawn of the new day with so much beauty and grace. I woke up this morning and looked at the sky through the bedroom window. The moon was bright and the moonlight sparkled on the remaining snow on the ground. The Lord blessed us with a wonderful Wednesday gathering with so much laughter, sweet fellowship, and thought provoking study. The sun was shining all day long yesterday so that the snow was melting briskly. I drove along the countryside, where I saw countless Geese grazing in the open fields. I knew that spring is here.
  While growing up in Orissa , India we had torrential rains during the advent of the spring season, washing the trees and drenching the earth. At times there were the tremendous thunderstorms and lightning that accompanied the Spring rains. It was all glorious, all marvelous, all beautiful. Even as a young boy I said that our God is awesome. He makes his power come alive .
  We read in the Word of God, "Give unto the LORD, O you mighty ones, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness" (Psalm 29:1-2). David explained in the very Psalm "The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is over many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars, yes, the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon. He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the LORD divides the flames of fire. The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth, and strips the forests bare; and in His temple everyone says, 'Glory!'" (Psalm 29:3-9).
Dr. George Matheson (1842-1906) wrote: "O joy that seekest me through pain, I cannot close my heart to Thee; I trace the rainbow through the rain, and feel the promise is not vain that morn shall tearless be."
Great and precious promises fill the Bible. One is found in Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose."
While we know "[God] maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust" (Matthew 5:45); we understand God can use thunderstorms to intervene in the lives of His people, as well as those yet to become His people. May the Lord apply to our hearts these thoughts from His heart.
In Christ. Brown
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