I recall a line from the trailer for the movie Jaws, "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..." Then the ominous theme song would play.
I thought about that early this morning as wave after wave of thunder rolled over my eardrums and through my head; some claps were close enough to rattle the house. It also reminded me of the song More than Thunder recorded by Ken Young and the Hallel Singers in 2005. It is a contemporary Christian song about the awesomeness of our God.
More than Thunder
You calm the storm and walk on water.
You calm the storm and walk on water.
You heal the blind and raise the dead from out their slumber.
Some hear the voice of God and say, "It's only thunder!"
Some hear the voice of God and say, "It's only thunder!"
But as for me I stand amazed.
You make the bread to feed the hungry.
You turn the water into wine for all the thirsty.
Some go away content and fail to see your glory.
But as for me I stand amazed.
When mountains shake, I will not forget to praise you!
When eagles soar, I will glorify your name!
When lightning flashes, I will celebrate your wonder!
Lord, may it always be to me more than thunder!
You make the stars shine in the heavens.
You tell the moon to move and stir the mighty oceans.
Some see your wonders and they never sing your praises.
But as for me I stand amazed!
When mountains shake, I will not forget to praise you!
When eagles soar, I will glorify your name!
When lightning flashes, I will celebrate your wonder!
Lord, may it always be to me more than thunder!
Who is like the Lord our God?
Great and wondrous are his ways.
Who is like the Lord our God?
Let all the earth be filled with praise!
When mountains shake, I will not forget to praise you!
When eagles soar, I will glorify your name!
When lightning flashes, I will celebrate your wonder!
Lord, may it always be to me more than thunder!
This morning from about 2-6 a.m., there was lots of thunder at my home; but it wasn't only thunder. Psalm 29: 3 sums it up well: "The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders!" It was the voice of my Creator.
As Zephaniah reminds us: "The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing." I can imagine it was God's way of delighting in and rejoicing over me...and it sounded a lot like thunder! It was more...a lot more. Certainly it was MORE THAN THUNDER!
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| The God of Glory Thunders! [photo: Virginia, 2008] |
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