Mighty Waters

"Through the Mighty Waters"

22" x 28" Oil on Canvas

Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters.

Psalm 77 is a cry of a troubled heart, but it is also call of remembrance. It's so relatable in the way the Psalmist cries out to God but starts to question if He is really there. "Will He never show favor again? Has his unfailing love vanished forever?"

So often things we are facing make us feel God's absence more than His presence. We don't know what the Psalmist was going through but we do know the path he took to get through it. "When I was in distress, I sought the Lord." As soon as he was able to identify the accusations he had against God, he made the choice to meditate on all the things he knew God had done. "You are the God who performs miracles, you redeem your people."

In the remembering, He calls on the God of miracles. But not just any miracle, the one that split the sea. If you read the text, you get a sense that it was as if the Psalmist were there watching the Red Sea moment unfold. The water trembled at the sight of God, the clouds poured out water and the heavens roared. God's voice was heard in the whirlwind. The sea's response reveals the power and presence of God Almighty. He finishes the Psalm by saying, " Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen." (77:19) I love the Passion Translation here as well, "Your steps formed a highway through the seas with footprints on a pathway no one even knew was there."

Can you remember a time where God's faithfulness carved a path through the impossible for you? What are the unseen footsteps of your life and your story?

"None can follow thy tracks by foot or eye. Thou art alone in thy glory, and thy ways are hidden from mortal ken. Thy purposes thou wilt accomplish, but the means are often concealed, yea, they need no concealing, they are in themselves too vast and mysterious for human understanding." - Spurgeon