Storm-surge

I posted yesterday about how after the storm comes a "hallelujah" and I had in mind how after Calvary's midday darkness Easter moves center stage. I also considered that after we are pressed by any number of difficulties, God manifests.

My friend, Kim @ Ambushed By God, had written about God actually being like a storm and that made me think of the pillar of fire that dared Egypt to advance on His beloved Hebrews escaping slavery and heading toward the Promise.

Calvary, like so many other Bible moments, was a storm. It was a super-storm that did not just change geography (earthquake) but it altered destiny. It took doomed humanity to a place of redemption and on through to Resurrection morning.

It took the Son of God wearing our skin to lead us through the sea and up the hill while the winds blew and the ground shook. Then a shattering stillness in the storm's eye before an earth-shaking, chain-breaking, Resurrection.

Looking toward Easter in this Lenten moment let us look at that Love-Storm that is Jesus and embrace Him with gratitude for the Storm-surge that has overtaken our history and covered it with deep seas.

Resurrection is coming.

I offer these links that may speak to you this week:

http://daily.upperroom.org/?p=2659

http://rayofsonlight.blogspot.com/2013/03/keeping-our-boat-afloat-ray-of-sonlight.html

http://ambushedbygod.blogspot.com/2012/10/my-god-is-storm.html

http://iamcallingshotgun.blogspot.com/2010/02/storm-of-love.html

http://www.leslieleylandfields.com/2012/06/wallenda-prayer-walk-another-eaglet-and.html

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0849945488/qid=1100997545/sr=1-6/ref=sr_1_6?v=glance&s=books

Blessings.

(Painting of the pillar of fire by William West)

Just had an earthquake for real as I was hitting publish @ 1:06 pm Alaska time