In 2013, a flood swept through Lyons and into Longmont that left an unforgettable impression on all who live in this region.  We are still cleaning up from the power of the water rushing through at such a high rate of speed.

 

I can remember being in Lyons two years ago and digging a hot tub out of the ground that had been carried there from who knows where……Railroad ties were bent like wires.  Cars were washed away.  Cabins were in the river.

 

But one story left a mark in my mind that I will never forget.  As our football team helped a man clean up his property, he told me what had happened to him.  He had heard that the flood was coming and so he went outside to tell his kids to come in…..as he walked out his front door, he heard a loud snap as the dike about one mile from his house snapped……before he could even think, he could hear the water coming at him—-and it was so loud that he could not even hear himself shouting.

 

Imagine hearing water come at you and it being so loud that you can’t hear yourself scream…….

 

An intense picture of the power of nature.

 

And one we should never forget about when thinking about the LORD:

 

Ezekiel 43:1-2  1 Then the man brought me to the gate facing east, 2 and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory.

 

We have lost our respect and honor in today’s society……  

 

And this has grown because we have lost our honor and respect for the Lord.

 

I believe that Ezekiel had a healthy respect for the Lord.  His visions gave him a small picture of the glory of the Lord.  

Moses understood it.

Paul attained it.

David delighted in Him and faced a giant because he knew who God was.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego held the Lord in such high esteem that they chose a blazing furnace over letting Him down.

Daniel chose a lion’s den over upsetting the Living God.

 

What about us?

 

I think we should purpose to bring this back.

 

Imagine His voice being like rushing waters and the land radiating with His glory….?

 

The reality is that we have NO IDEA the pure power and perfection and radiance and love that will be on Him…….

 

Let’s remember who He is……and let’s remember who we are.

 

Father~

Move on us.  Fill us with Honor and Respect and Love.  Move on us in a way that we might convey that to all we encounter.  Help us to know who we are….to know that we belong to You…..  To know that You own the cattle on a thousand hills, To know that You hold the keys to eternal life, To know that You are our righteousness and our holiness, To know that without You—we have nothing.

 

In The Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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Coach J