Job 12:7-9 “But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you; And the birds of the air, and they will tell you; 8 Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; And the fish of the sea will explain to you. 9 Who among all these does not know That the hand of the Lord has done this
Nature is a force to reckon with! If there are any doubts, hard freeze in Texas this week, 150+ earthquakes in Japan in a single day and ongoing volcano eruption in Iceland are just few glimpses of that force! It has the ability to paralyze life no matter how sophisticated our infrastructure capabilities are. Yes, we may have intelligence to forecast it, that too in a limited way. But when it arrives, all that we can do is to hide from it and wait it out like we all are doing now. Do you know a typical lightning flash is about 300 million Volts or about 30,000 Amps! In comparison, household current is 120 Volts and 15 Amps. Isn't that unfathomable? How nice if we could find a way to capture and harness it!
Humanity has found ways to channel the force of nature for either utility purposes like hydro electric power, solar power etc. or at least to control damage. But these are minimal and feeble guardrails unmatched to the fullness of it's strength. So, most of the time, all that we can do is to shield ourselves as much as possible from that force and wait it out. We are incapacitated, locked indoors, awaiting it to pass while passing time in analysis paralysis.
While we feel so helpless against nature which is a creation, handiwork of God, how silly does it sound / seem when humanity stands against God, almighty! Nature is only a tiny fragment of God's might, lets first stand to it and prove. While humanity considers itself smarter than all other creation, per verse above, all of the 'not so smart' creatures, the handiwork of God know this and Job goes a step far asking us to learn from them. This is why psalmist wrote
Ps 19:1-3 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. 2 Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard.
Brothers and Sisters, have you heard what nature says/portrays? Unguarded strength is weakness! Human strength is guarded and guided by faith in the Creator God. Faith does not limit human strength or intelligence; rather it enhances, channels it for productivity. Without it, yes we could still be a force but either unproductive or productive in areas that really doesn't matter busy trying to prove against God wasting time and energy and settling down for much less than what our Creator God intended for you and me. More than failure, fear success in areas that doesn't really matter (Francis Chan).
Dearly beloved, if all of our learnings, explorations, discoveries do not grow us leaning towards faith in God, then as Job recommends, ask and learn from the nature and creatures around us. We don't need the 6th sense to reason out and discern God, we just need a heart to believe, trust and love Him! Well, this is not the first time its hard freeze in Texas and might not be the last either. But would this be the year, we use it to understand a perspective of God through it!
Stay warm, stay safe and much blessings! Y'all are in our prayers!
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