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O Lord, how manifold are Your works!
In wisdom You have made them all.
-Psalm 104:24 |
Oceans of Praise
Whenever I see the ocean (which is not
often enough), I am awed by its sheer volume and beauty and power.
Great ships loaded with oil or food or merchandise make long
journeys across its vast surface. Fishing vessels, working near
the shore or hundreds of miles at sea, harvest its rich
provisions: lobster and crab, tuna and swordfish. Beneath its
churning surface is a store house of wealth of all kinds, some
still undiscovered.
The author of Psalm 104, recounting
the works of God in a lofty hymn of praise, used the "great and
wide sea" as an example of God's creative power and wisdom
(vv.24-25). The Lord rules over all the "innumerable teeming
things, living things both small and great" that inhabit the
oceans (v.25). The psalmist referred in poetic terms to the ocean
as the playground of Leviathan, a giant sea monster that God "made
to play there" (v26).
The surging ocean, both
life-sustaining and dangerous, points us to the greatness of our
God. He is awesome in His works, unlimited in His provision, and
generous in His bestowal of all kids of life.
Lord, truly Your works are
magnificent! As I think of them, I joi8n the psalmist in praising
You.
-Dave Egner, Our Daily Bread |
