“We know that you, O Lord, are great. Whatever you please, you do, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. You make clouds rise at the end of the earth. You bring forth the wind from its storehouses. You have commanded and raised the mighty wind, and it has lifted up the waves of the sea. The floods have lifted up, O Lord. You have tilted the water-skins of the heavens.”
John Piper
“The earth is the Lord‘s and the fullness thereof,
the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.”
Psalm 24:1-2
“The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?”
Psalm 27:1
“But you, O God, are mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea. It is our peril and our hope that you can do all things, and no purpose of yours can be thwarted.”
John Piper
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
Psalm 23:4
“O Lord, do not sleep through this storm. O Lord, let not the flood sweep over us, or the deep swallow us up. Rise up! And do what only you can do amid these winds and waves. Rebuke them, as you once did…
…when they have done your wise and needed work, let them not have one minute more of strength. Command them, O Christ, to cease, we pray. And make a holy calm. For you are God, all things are your servants…
…O Father, awaken every soul to see where we have built our lives on sand. Show us from every storm the way to build our lives on rock. Oh are you not our rock! Out fortress our deliverer, our God in whom we take refuge, our shield, and the horn of our salvation, our stronghold. How great the fall of every life built on the sand of human skill…
…for you have made us say with deep assurance: Neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth…
…nor hurricanes nor floods, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
From a prayer by John Piper
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Excellent!!! dear Pam, today you have left wonderful words, a prayer for all these evils that we are suffering in different places of our home that is the Earth.
God pities himself with so much horror when the winds make real disasters, when the lands move without shame, when the wrong men kill … their fellow men.
We all pray for them. Blessings
Dolores
Gracias Dolores!
So poignant, Pam.
Thank you Rita!
Prayer needed and prayer received.
Amen!
And all of God’s children say Amen. I have no words to thank you…a simple Amen and God Bless you. Dianne
God bless you and Bob!
Such a beautiful post, Pam. Prayers that you and your loved ones will be safe during this terrible storm.
Thank you Sandra, Irma struck here late yesterday afternoon and evening! We had heavy rain and wind gusts at 45 +, lots of debris clean-up to do, but we are so thankful. It could have been much worse! Blessings~
Prayers to you Pam, we are praying for all in the Southeast…I pray you will be safe and damage free…
Jenna
Thanks so much, Jenna! We had heavy rain and 45 + wind gusts! There is a lot of debris to clean up and turned over potted plants. But it could have been so much worse! I hope you had no damage at your Birmingham home!
I love your Sunday posts, Pam.
Thanks so much, Joanna!
Beautiful, Pam! Thank you for the reminder of how mighty our God is! He is always in control.
Thank you Robyn…Blessings~
Wonderful, timely post! I say Amen and again Amen. May He cover all under the shadow of His wings.
Hugs,
Noreen
Thank you sweet Noreen! Blessings and hugs!
Thank you for sharing the prayer! So appropriate.
As believers, we know the promises of God & we believe in His great faithfulness!
But we also need the encouragement from and for one another!
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Esther, I am thankful you and your family survived Irma and I am praying for you in the these days ahead!
What a wonderful collection of perfectly appropriate scriptures and quote and prayer by John Piper for this hurricane weekend. So many are heavy on our hearts and minds, but our God is mighty to save! Sunday blessings I pray for you, my friend.
Thank you, Kim. It rained all day and by 4:00 this afternoon the winds picked up greatly and the rain was heavy. We had 35 mph sustained winds and gusts of 45 + hope it stays away from you! Blessings~
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Thank you Donna!
Beautiful images to go with your scriptures and passages Pam. Thoughts and prayers your way that your family and home are safe. ♥
Thanks so much, Mary. We had lots of rain and wind tonight. The wind has subsided for now and hopefully the worst is over!
Your photos are infused with peace and beauty. Hope you and your loved ones are safe. So far, we’ve only had rain, but I think wind is on the way.
Thank you Michael Lee. We have had lots of rain and wind. Hopefully the worst is over! Stay safe!
Oh, what glorious photos and words you share with us, Pam. And those prayers never more needed for all those dealing with the hurricanes, fires and more. I hope you are safe — I doubt it will get that far, but this storm is far from predictable.
Thanks so much Jeanie. We had lots of rain and wind for 2-3 hours! It has rained all day. It seems settled right now, but we remain in a tropical storm warning. Hopefully the worst is over!
Love your Sunday posts, Pam, and this one was so uplifting at a time when there is so much sadness surrounding us all. So glad to know you fared well in this latest of terrible storms. God bless.
God bless, Bobbi and thank you!
Dolores, gracias por tus oraciones! ¡Estamos agradecidos de que nos haya ido bien durante la tormenta! Espero que estés bien mi amigo ¡Abrazos!
Dolores, thank you for your prayers! We are thankful that we fared well during the storm! I hope you are well my friend! Hugs!
Beautiful and well chosen verses for the times we’re living in.
Amen, Sandra!
As always, your photos are fantastic! Where is that waterfall? Is it in AL?
🙂 gwingal
Thank you Nikki, Noccalula Falls in Gadsden~
Beautiful scriptures that were comforting. I plan to save this post to read over and over.
Blessings ~