Never measure God’s unlimited power by your limited expectations. This is a quote from today's "Our Daily Bread" devotion. It is a good reminder when looking around at all the miraculous things we see every day... a baby, flowers in the snow, bees that fly with tiny wings, starfish that can grow new limbs. It's also a good reminder when looking at the stories in the Bible.
My husband and I were watching a show the other day about the ark and the flood. The scientists created a model of the ark and put it in a wave machine and their model sank. Their point was that the waves created by storm conditions would cause the ark to toss and turn violently, taking on water, and sink within minutes. But, 1) they aren't fully reading the Bible and 2) they are using their logic, not God's.
Genesis doesn't say it stormed... "it rained" could mean a gentle rain and, believe me, if we have a steady, constant rain around here for 2 weeks, things start flooding. Also, Genesis says "all the fountains of the great deep were broken up..." so rain wasn't the only source of water. And finally, it wouldn't have to storm in the vicinity of the ark... the earth is a vast place. Just because I have the faucet turned to full flow in one end of my bathtub doesn't mean there are violent waves at the other end.
Again, never measure God’s unlimited power by your limited expectations.
"Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea."
