Water from God's Perspective
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| Argyle Creek |
I love water too. And I love God all the more when I realize we share this delight.
Psalm 104 gives us a lyrical vision
of the amazing water cycle going on all around us, day after day, season after
season, from God's point of view. The Psalm is full of a sense
of God's delight in the part water plays in sustaining the world he has created.
Water is Fun (vs. 3)
In the beginning, he lays the beams of his upper chambers on
the waters, and he rides on the clouds. He doesn't ride on the clouds because he
needs to get somewhere. He just has fun
doing it, like we do water skiing.
Water Cleanses (vs.
6-9)
He covered the whole earth, mountains and all, with water,
as with a garment. Then he thundered and the waters fled, flowing over the
mountains and down into the valleys.
This stanza of the poem is the only one written in past tense. It's a description of the flood, when God washed the world of evil and gave us all a fresh start.
After he did this, he set a boundary so the water could
never get that deep again.
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| Capilano Lake Above Cleveland Dam |
He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains and gives water to all animals on the way down. The birds
nest, and rest, and sing by the waters.
Then, at the bottom of the ravines, he gathers the waters
into his upper chambers again, where it all started. He takes them to the tops of the mountains,
and sends them back down again.
The land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
Not Rocket Science
My husband, the scientist, says Psalm 104 is definitely not
science. Dennis looks at water and sees
molecules.
God sees molecules too, and even smaller units of matter that Dennis can't see. Ones that don't show up under a microscope.
God sees molecules too, and even smaller units of matter that Dennis can't see. Ones that don't show up under a microscope.
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| Beluga Whale at Vancouver Aquarium |
But I know that when God looks at water he also sees it sparkle and shine. And I'm convinced his own eyes sparkle at the thought of how much fun we can have with it. He loves water for all these reasons.
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Right now, God is sprinkling water on my world. Tomorrow the sun is supposed to come out and dry it all up. Next week I'm going to mix water with cement and patch my sidewalk. So much fun!
How many happy
things are you going to do with water this week?
Here's a fun video/song that my husband and I can both
appreciate, he for the science and me
for the fun. I'm going to watch it with my grandchildren, and explain what's going on behind the scenes. Water is so much more exciting and wonderful from God's perspective.
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