Listen

Psalm 29:10-11

Think

Flood waters have at least two significant personalities. There are the rushing floods, which come in quickly with fast-moving water. They cause destruction by ramming through areas where water should not ram, and then recede quickly. The other flood personality is the sludge floods, in which the water rises and then recedes slowly, leaving the sludge of the river bottom coating every nook and cranny of the flooded area. Both create destruction and a huge mess to clean up. The waters themselves are notoriously dangerous. The fast-moving ones have currents, and the slow-moving ones have diseases. You don’t want to go in there.

But God, God is still in charge. God sits enthroned over the flood waters. God has power over even the scariest of disasters and challenges. God will continue to give you strength and blessing so you can rise over the flood waters in your life.

Sarah Karber

Question to Ponder:

Where is the Spirit guiding me to trust that God is reigning in my life?

Pray

Powerful God, thank you for being the one in charge when things get rough in the world. Help me to trust that you are walking with me in the muck. Today I need to know you’re with me in…

Amen.

Go

“Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow has not yet come;

we must live each day as if it were our last.”

Let’s begin.

Mother Teresa. A Simple Path. New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1995.