Monday... He is mightier, He is more powerful, He is stronger!

I remember as a child, my father driving us to the shore of New Jersey to see the after waves of a hurricane that had hit that area. The waves were huge and they were mighty. I've also been through hurricanes in Texas and New York. Those waves wiped out any and everything in their paths.

The Psalmist gives this picture in Psalm 93:3 & 4 (NLT), "The floods have risen up, O Lord. The floods have roared like thunder; the floods have lifted their pounding waves. But mightier than the violent raging of the seas, mightier than the breaks on the shore - the Lord above is mightier than these."

God is mightier than anything you and I will be facing today. And He is on our side, ready to take on whatever is in our way. So let's acknowledge that fact, let's praise Him that He is mighty, He is omnipotent, that He is all powerful

The NIRV puts it this way, verse 3, "Lord, the seas have lifted up their voice. They have lifted up their pounding waves." So what is it that is pounding at you, what is it that is yelling at you? You just want to run away from it. It is too great for you to handle.

But then verse 4, "But Lord" That word "but" is a great word here, it makes all the difference. "But Lord, you are more powerful than the roar of the ocean. You are stronger than the waves of the sea. Lord, you are powerful in heaven." Yes you are.

Listen, God is more powerful than anything that you and I are facing today. Just believe that. Just revel in that. Just rely on that. Just release what you can't handle to Him. He has what it takes to handle it. He is mightier, He is more powerful, He is stronger. Yes, He is! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning.

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