Recently, I stood on the top of Beech Mountain, NC with my oldest daughter. At over a mile high, the view was breathtaking. On a clear day, we can see dozens of mountain peaks covered with snow extending from the Carolinas to Tennessee and even Virginia! We hesitated before skiing down the slope, drinking in the dramatic beauty spread for dozens of miles before us. Indescribable! I breathed a prayer, thanking God for such an amazingly spectacular gift.
Sometimes, images and messages come to me in increments. Later on, in church, we sang this song together and I was blown away one more time by the globe-encompassing and giving power of our God.
Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go
Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow
Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light
Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night
None can fathom
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
You are amazing God
Let your heart praise Him as you listen-
And yet later, this praise from David-
Praise the LORD from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding,
you mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars, Psalm 148
I spend much of my worship time thinking about the love God has for me, about the grace He freely showers on me, and about Jesus and Life that so perfectly reflected the Father to us. Sometimes, however, I just get blown away by the evidence of God’s creative power. As I write this, I am overcome with emotion. Who chose the deep blue of the sky, the dark brown of the trees, the blinding white of the snow that covers each branch as far as I can see? How dare I take that for granted for even one day. How can I miss one day of praise? Who could create such a resiliently spectacular world that, even after the flood and the ravages of sin, shows off such beauty?