All the signs are there. Moisture in the air, afternoon heat, an updraft from the mountain slope, all giving hints that a storm with lightning would appear.
Plus the fact that the weatherman said 60% chance of rain with severe storms. So I knew that the storms would be approaching along with the lightning. I set up my camera behind the safety of my living room window and waited for the show. I wanted to “catch the lightning” in a picture.
Bam! Ooops missed that one. Boom! that one was a little too close. It looks like I can see sheets of rain across the valley, so the main part of the storm should be here any…… Ka Pow! (blinding light)……… I got it!!!!!
The power of a lightning bolt is well, among other things, scary. Especially to this farm boy who has witnessed lots of lightning as well as where lightning strikes occurred. The splintered trees, the welded fence post, the cables welded together in a chicken house (that I was standing in), all testify to the powers of a lightning bolt.
I’m scared of lightning, just like my dog. 😉 But at the same time, I’m drawn to it. When I’m in my safety zone, in a car, or better yet, in the house, I love to witness this power of God. The power, the mystery, the wonder, the glory.
Psalm 97:3-5New International Version (NIV)4 His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles.
Jeremiah 33New International Version (NIV) 2 “This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: 3 ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
I’m scared of God and His Power. But at the same time, I’m drawn to it. When I’m in my safety zone, I love to witness His power. The power, the mystery, the wonder, the Glory.
A quick discussion about this “safety zone” for God and His Power. It’s called being in His Will. God is with you on your spiritual journey. His desire is for you to BE with Him as well. Seeking God’s Will for your life is an everyday happening. What is so amazing is that you can call to Him for guidance and He will answer you. How? In a quiet time with Him, in a prayer, when reading your Bible(yep, it’s still a good source). My God is a Most Loving and Forgiving God.
At the same time, I wouldn’t want to be out of my “safety zone” when God’s Righteous power and His Wrath came through because……..Ka Pow!!!! You get the idea.
Stay safely in “the arms of God”. Constantly look for His will in your life. And get ready, because you asked Him and called out to Him didn’t you? You did didn’t you? Well then, the great and unsearchable things you don’t know (and understand) are on the way……………All the signs are there. Be looking, especially with your heart.
See Ya! wilderness preacher Dan Ainsworth
