Psalm 93

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 breakers on the shore—the LORD above is mightier than these!
(Psalms 93:3-4)

The ocean can definitely be a mighty thing. This last week at the beach, Emma Bell realized just how mighty for the first time in her life. The surf was a little rough, but not too bad to play in last week, and the kids were having fun holding our hands and jumping the waves. Out of nowhere, a wave quite a bit larger than the rest came and nailed all of us. It knocked several of the kids over, and as mike reached out and grabbed onto Jake to keep him from being sucked out into the surf, the wave tore his shorts right off of him. As we quickly regrouped and made sure everyone was alright, our eyes all settled on the same thing.

Just out of reach of the surf stood Emma Bell. She looked absolutely terrified. Her mouth was wide open, her eyes were as big as saucers, and she was letting out one long continuous cry. It was comical, but also heartbreaking. For the first time, she had seen just how powerful the water was. We asked her what was wrong and she said she was scared for Jake. The rest of the week Emma panicked whenever one of us got in the water… she was scared of what it might do to us.

In the scriptures, waves, floods, and waters are often used as metaphors for the trials that we experience. In our own lives, things can often happen that leave us in the same condition Emma found herself in; terrified, paralyzed, unable to move forward. In this Psalm we are told that our Lord is far more powerful than all of these things. The waves, the floods, the storms… they have nothing on Jesus Christ. So, the next time you feel overwhelmed by the “floods” in your life, remember this: Jesus is greater!