Ice

We just experienced one of our southern region's blasts of ice and cold. It began as snow and hail on Saturday morning and continued through the day as freezing rain. Everything was coated in a sheet of ice, thankfully not enough to down a significant number of power lines - like the ones going into my house! The last time this happened we were without power for four days.

As most people do, I say "it snowed" or "the rain froze." But that's not the right perspective:

"He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow." (Psalm 147:16 - 18)

"Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen." (Job 38:28 - 30)

Our wonderful God is in control of all things! He is all-powerful and mighty! Give Him glory for His mighty acts!

When our daughter was little and scared by thunder, we would tell her "That's God talking." Let us hear His voice in the storm and know that He rides on the wind, that He does all things. The winds and the waves obeyed Jesus on the stormy sea.

Mother Nature doesn't control the weather - it's Father God!