Psalms 89:8-9
O Lord God of hosts,
who is mighty as you are, O Lord,
with your faithfulness all around you?
You rule the raging of the sea;
when its waves rise, you still them.
Tag: In the Storm He Still Reigns
Psalm 89 is a song of two parts. The first half is a praise to God, acknowledging His greatness and faithfulness to the covenant He made with His servant David. The second half is a plea for God to restore the nation that is in punishment in light of the promises from the first half. In the above verses we read about the faithfulness and the beauty of God's power. In the midst of a storm, God still reigns. Even in the raging of the sea it is God who stills the waves. The image is what we see in the Gospels about Christ in the boat with His disciples. In their worry and fear Christ simply speaks, "Be still!" Immediately the wind and the waves ceased and to was calm. The disciples are immediately in awe (Mark 4:35-41). In the midst of our raging sea of life, Jesus is their to calm the storms. We may not see it, we may not sense it. In our flesh we still see storm. But, through the eyes of faith we can see God is in control and will not allow us to be consumed. We KNOW that God is there because He said He would be. We may not know the outcome, but we do KNOW that God is there and He promises to be IN the outcome. This is why the writer of this Psalm writes: "Who is mighty as you are, O Lord?" Who is?
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