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Genesis 1:9-10 or, The Beach / 07.09.09, 11:03 AM
And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together in one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
Over the weekend, I got to go to Pensacola Beach with the staff of Rachel Sims Baptist Mission (my main service site), and their sister center Carver Baptist Center for the 4th of July. It’s a rough life I lead as a missionary here, I know, but SOMEONE has to do it.
We had a blast though. I spent the majority of Friday and Saturday chilling out on the beach. While I enjoyed that, I have to let you know that I am much more a fan of the idea of a day at the beach than I am of the actual day at the beach. You know what I mean? The sand in places it won’t come out of for days is not so much something I enjoy.
Anyway, on Friday, I came out of the water for a few minutes, and just watched everything around me, and taking in how beautiful it was. That was when God tapped me on the shoulder and was like ‘Pretty cool huh? I made it”, and I was thrust into contemplating God’s creation…again.
First, I was looking out at the expanse of ocean in front of me trying to see the difference in the sky and the water. I couldn’t find it. The horizon of each blended together. The sky went from blue to purple in the setting of the sun. The water was piercingly clear, you could see everything on the bottom (if you were in shallow enough water). I watched as a seagull hovered for a moment and then dove headfirst into the water, and came back up proudly soaring off with it’s captured prey. God made that creature, just as he made me. With love.
Then, I looked down at my hands where I was playing with the sand. I was reminded that God knows EVERY grain of sand, so how much more does he love me? I can’t even separate one grain from another, let alone BEGIN to WONDER how many there are in the entire world! It’s crazy mind boggling.
Anyway, those were just a couple of the things that were running through my head as I contemplated the incredibleness of God while I got a super sweet tan in Pensacola Florida.
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