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June 2016 - Mightier Than All – Devotion from “Our Daily Bread”.
Psalm
93:1 “The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed, He has
girded Himself with strength.” (NKJV)
Iguazu Falls on the border of Brazil
and Argentina is a spectacular waterfall system of 275 falls along 2.7 km (1.67
miles) of the Iguazu River. Etched (a
design on a hard material) on a wall on the Brazilian side of the Falls are the
words of Psalm 93:4, “Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than
the waves of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty!” (RSV). Below it are these words, “God is always
greater than all of our troubles.”
The writer of Psalm 93, who penned
(wrote) its words during the time that kings reigned, knew that God is the
ultimate (the greatest and farthest) King over all. “The Lord reigns,” Psalmist
wrote. “Your throne is established from of old; You are from everlasting” (Ps.
93:1a-2).
No matter how high the floods or
waves, the Lord remains greater than them all.
The roar of a waterfall is truly majesty, but it is quite different
matter to be in the water hurtling (to throw violently or powerfully) toward
the falls. That may be the situation you are in today.
Physical, financial, or relational
problems loom (appear suddenly) ever larger and you feel like you are about to
go over the falls. In such situations,
the Christian has Someone to turn to. He
is the Lord, “who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or
think” (Eph. 3:20) for He is greater than all of our troubles. –C.P. Hia, Our Daily Bread.
Dorothy Callies: What does this devotion
means to me? The Lord led me to read
this devotion and I read it three times before I truly understood this special
devotion. God is encouraging me that “God is greater than all of our troubles.”
Yes, again I say, “God is always greater than all of our troubles.” It reminds
me of this song, “How Great is Our God.”
Song: How Great is
Our God.
How
great is our God …
How
great is His name …
He
is the greatest One …
For-ever
the same …
He
rolled back the wa-ter …
Of
the mighty Red Sea …
And
He said, “I’ll lead you …
Put
your trust in Me” …
(Song from collections, Unknown
author)
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