H20

Let’s talk about water. Water is amazing to me, and isn’t it incredible to realize the powers it holds? What is water able to do?

                Water has the power to destroy life. With a hard rainfall and a monstrous current, water can take out hill sides, it can destroy houses, and it can suck the life out of oxygen-breathing creatures. Water finds the vulnerable parts of buildings and structures, causing rot and destruction. If you do not respect water, then you will surely pay the consequences of not playing by its rules. Some even pay with their own lives. 

                Water, on the other hand, has the power to give life. How many times have you seen a rain fall on a scorched ground? Doesn’t it seem that amongst the brown, shriveled grass immediately there sprouts tiny, green blades of grass, in what seems like only a few minutes? Why does every living creature need some form of H20 in order to survive? The answer is that water brings life. Humans, animals, plants and all sorts of different creatures and things survive on water. Water is there to give life, if we play by its rules and use it appropriately. 

                The power of water reminds me of the power that God holds. Like water, God has the power to give life to those who are His (John 3:16; Romans 6:23). On the other hand, God has the power to destroy our lives. It’s like Jesus said, “Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matthew 10:28, NASB). We need to respect God and His word. As the psalmist said about the man who meditates in the law of the Lord (Psalm 1:2), “He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prosper”  (1:3). If we lean upon God’s word, we will flourish and gain life. On the other hand, if we deny God and His word, we will be “like chaff which the wind drives away. "Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment” (1:4). 

                Yes, water can be a wonderful thing, but at the same time, it can be one of the scariest things on the face of this planet. Let us remember this when we think about God as well. God is so wonderful to us, and He would do anything to give us life (no wonder, because He gave up His only Son!).  However, God can also be very fierce. Let us respect and follow God and His words so that we can gain the benefits of His power!