Sunday, July 28, 2019

At The Place Of The Sea




"Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea
and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong 
east wind all that night and made the sea dry land;
and the waters were divided."
Exodus 14:21


Passage Of The Jews Through The Red Sea
(1891)
Ivan Konstantinovich  Aivazovsky
(1817-1900)
Russian Romantic painter



Have you come to the Red Sea place in your life,
Where, in spite of all you can do,
There is no way out, there is no way back,
There is no other way but through?
Then wait on the Lord, with a trust serene,
'Till the night of your fear is gone;
He will send the winds, He will heap the floods,
When He says to your soul, "Go on!"

And His hand shall lead you through, clear through,
Ere the watery walls roll down;
No wave can touch you, no foe can smite,
No mightiest sea can drown.
The tossing billows may rear their crests,
Their foam at your feet may break,
But over their bed you shall walk dry-shod
In the path that your Lord shall make.

In the morning watch, 'neath the lifted cloud,
You shall see but the Lord alone,
When He leads you forth from the place of the sea,
To a land that you have not known;
And your fears shall pass as your foes have passed,
You shall no more be afraid;
You shall sing His praise in a better place,
In a place His hand hath made.

"At The Place Of The Sea"
Annie Johnson Flint
(1866-1932)
American poetess


"Let be and be still, and know,
recognize and understand,
that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations!
I will be exalted in the earth!
The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our Refuge
Our High Tower and Stronghold.
Selah pause, and calmly think of that!"
Psalm 46:10-11


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