Our Awesome God
By Tracy Phua
The sea was calm. We were in the middle of nowhere.
Every person on board the ship was poised with his or her eyes locked on the surface of the sea. The silence was deafening.
Then, it happened. In the far-off distance, a faint spout of water emerged from the water’s surface. Faint as it might have been, it surely was what we had all been waiting for. Everyone cheered. The captain of the ship revved the engine up and headed toward the direction of the spout. Ten minutes later, all the passengers clambered onto the sides of the boat, eagerly anticipating a glimpse of what they had paid good money to view—the mighty humpback whales.
A semi-adult humpback emerged gracefully from the water’s surface and began to explore the curious looking vessel that had ventured into its territory. Cameras clicked ferociously. Everyone was trying to capture photos of the gentle giant. Loud cheers erupted as it blew out water and flapped its tail. Beauty does not come any better than this. It was such a great privilege to stand so close to God’s wonderful creation and experience its majestic splendor.
This mighty beast could have easily toppled the boat. Yet, God has given it a gentle nature. It was a blessing to see the whales and to be reminded of how God created all things big and small. Sometimes, all we need are moments like these— to help us realize how small we truly are in this very big world of His.
As I beheld the humpback whale, I was reminded of the story of Jonah. Prophet Jonah tried to flee from his God-given task of warning the people of Nineveh about God’s impending judgment. God, then, created a storm that threatened to kill everyone on the boat on which Jonah was in. To calm the storm, they threw Jonah into the ocean.
Despite Jonah’s disobedience, God was faithful. We see in Jonah 1:17, “But the LORD provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights.”
How often have we been like Jonah—running away from God’s assigned task? Or perhaps we stubbornly do things that we clearly know will make Him unhappy. Yet God is faithful, forever faithful. He is always there—waiting for us to come back to Him!
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Nice pictures!
And it is important to also be sure that one knows the ways of the Creator.
The website (www.netzarim.co.il) is important to those of you who wants to follow the first century historical man Ribi Yehoshua (the Messiah) from Nazareth who lived according to the ways of the Creator: A logical analysis of the first centuries Jewish and Hellenistic documents and archaeology shows what he taught and how to follow him.
Anders Branderud