Let the seas roar? Only dirt dwellers can write this stuff - Psalm 96-98

So, the morning when I was about to write this blog I was set to shove-off and take my 40' boat (our home) up to the next town north to a Chrisitan music festival. The marine forecast is calling for 6-8 foot swells on Lake Michgan and winds 15-20 mph with gusts into the 30 mph range. There is a "small" craft advisory in affect. I just called the Coast Guard to see if that was accurate and what is the definition of a "small" craft? They tell me the forecast is accurate (that is why "they post it" on-line ... who knew?) and a small craft in the Coast Guard world is 33' and below. I decided before I would make the decision to launch or not launch I would read my scheduled reading today. So, I turn to Psalm 96 and come across verse eleven. In speaking about God's glory, power and beauty the writer says,, "Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the SEA ROAR, and all it contains." Then I get to Psalm 98:7 and speaking in the same manner the writer says, "Let the SEA ROAR and all it contains, the world and those who dwell in it." This is a writer who is sitting at a desk over looking the beauty of the waves crashing on the shore. What a great vision. However, if you are in a slightly larger than a small craft out in open seas and the SEA IS ROARING, these are not great words. But, during the two-hour (only 15 mile) trip of up and down motion I was struck by what I saw. This really is God's displaying His power and glory and strength. The sea roars so that we might stand in marvel of it. Since I left early enough the sea was not as bad as it was a little later in the day. But, the beauty of the roaring sea is amazing to behold. It speaks so much of God's great power. However, I would have to agree it looks better from land than in the bottom of an 8 foot swell.