God covered the earth with water as a garment. In the
beginning, water even covered the mountains; but at His word, it fled. At the
sound of His thunder, the water hurried away and flowed over the mountains and
into the valleys, which is where He designed for it to reside. The water cannot cover the earth any longer, because
God set a boundary, which it cannot cross (Psalm
104:5-9 NKJV).
God covers Himself with light as His
garment. The heavens are His tent. The beams of His upper chambers are in the
canopy of water above the earth. He set the earth on its axis, so
that it can never be moved, unless His chooses. He
travels on the clouds as His chariot and strides on the wings of the wind. The
winds are God’s messengers and the flames of fire are His servants (Psalm 18:10, 104:2-4 NKJV).
The Lord is like an eagle, using the winds
beneath His wings. He teaches us to fly in the Spirit, like the eagle teaches
its young to fly. The eagle stirs up the nest and hovers over its young. If
they falter in flight, the eagle spreads its wings and swoops down to catch
them and carry them aloft (Deuteronomy 32:11). In this same way, God speedily comes to our rescue in any
time of need (Psalm 40:13).
This same Lord is our dwelling place
throughout every generation. He birthed our earth and created the mountains on
it, proving that He is God from beginning to everlasting. At our death, He
turns us back to the dust from which He created Adam. He has power and dominion
over the whole earth and all of its inhabitants. God does not dwell in finite
time (Psalm 90:1-3 NKJV). He is from everlasting to everlasting (Psalm 90:2, 103:17; Isaiah 40:28).
Prayer:
Father God, in Your sight, a thousand of
our years passes like one day, or as quickly as a single night watch (Psalm 90:4). We are
but grasshoppers in Your sight; yet, you care for us as Your own children. You walk
on the wind; yet, You control every aspect of our life on the earth. You are
rich in mercy and great in Your love toward us. Even when we were dead in sin,
You loved us. By Your grace, You made us alive together with Christ (Ephesians 2:4-5).
Thought for the Day:
In God’s wisdom He
creates and casts down, and the earth is full of His possessions. - Psalm
104:24
