SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 12/19/2025 10:36
AM
My
Worship Time Focus: PT-2
“The God of Irresistible Power”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference:
Nahum
1:3b-6
Message
of the verses:
BETH
In
whirlwind and storm is His way,
And clouds
are the dust beneath His feet.
GIMEL
He
rebukes the sea and makes it dry’
He
dries up all the rivers.
Bashan
and Carmel languish;
The
blossoms of Lebanon languish.
HE
Mountains
quake because of Him,
VAV
And the
hills melt;
Indeed
the earth is upheaved by His presence,
The
world and all the inhabitants in it.
HETH
“His
wrath is poured out like fire,
And the
rocks are torn down by Him. (1:3b-6)
“In the
whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
4 He rebuked the sea, and maketh it dry,
and dried up all the rivers: Bashan languished, and Carmel, and the flower of
Lebanon languished. 5 The mountains
quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea,
the world, and all that dwell therein. 6
Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the
fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are
thrown down by him.” (KJV) (Nahum 1:3b-6)
I continue looking at this passage
in my morning Spiritual Diary this morning, as I quote from John MacArthur’s
commentary and then add the verses that he references in this section.
“In addition to the sky, God directs
the waters of the earth to execute His judgment. In stating that He rebukes the sea and
makes it dry, Nahum alluded to the splitting of the Red Sea during the
Exodus (Exodus 14).” I will now quote
Exodus 14:21-31: “21 ¶ And 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. 22 And the children of Israel went into the midst
of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto
them on their right hand, and on their left. 23 And the Egyptians pursued and went in after
them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots,
and his horsemen. 24 And it came to
pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians
through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the
Egyptians, 25 And took off their chariot
wheels, that they drove them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee
from the face of Israel; for the LORD fought for them against the Egyptians. 26
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch
out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians,
upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. 27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the
sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the
Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of
the sea. 28 And the waters returned, and
covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that
came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them. 29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land
in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their
right hand, and on their left. 30 Thus
the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw
the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. 31 And Israel saw that great work which the LORD
did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD,
and his servant Moses.”
“Declaring
that God also dries up all the rivers, the prophet referred to the crossing
of the Jordan River that took place in the days of Joshua and in the time of
Elijah (cf. Josh. 3; 2 Kings 2:7-8.” “14
¶ And it came to pass, when the people
removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark
of the covenant before the people; 15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto
Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim
of the water, (for Jordan overflowed all his banks all the time of harvest,) 16
That the waters which came down from above
stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is
beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even
the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right
against Jericho. 17 And the priests that
bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst
of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the
people were passed clean over Jordan.” (Jos. 3:14-17). “7 And
fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood to view afar off: and they
two stood by Jordan. 8 And Elijah took
his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were
divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.” (2 Kings
2:7-8). “These historical events
indicated that God’s power is not merely metaphorical but literal, and that God
exercises full control over nature and wields its forces to accomplish His purposes. All creation submits to God’s command because
He is the sovereign Creator who made the sea and the dry land (Gen. 1:9-10; Job
38:8-11; Psa. 33:7; 136:6; Jer. 5:22; Cf. Matt. 8:23-27; Luke 8:22-25; cf. Rev.
8:8-10 and 16:20).” Now I will quote all
of these verses so that we can better understand the point that MacArthur is
making.
“9 And
God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place,
and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and
the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was
good.”
“8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when
it brakes forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? 9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and
thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, 10 And brake up for it my decreed place,
and set bars and doors, 11 And said,
Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be
stayed?”
“7 He gathered the waters of the sea together as
an heap: he lays up the depth in storehouses.”
“6 To him that stretched out the earth above the
waters: for his mercy endures forever.”
“22 Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not
tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the
sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof
toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not
pass over it?”
“ 23 ¶ And when he was entered into a ship, his
disciples followed him. 24 And, behold,
there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with
the waves: but he was asleep. 25 And his
disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 26
And he saith unto them, Why are ye
fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the
sea; and there was a great calm. 27 But
the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and
the sea obey him!”
“22 ¶ Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he
went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto
the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. 23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there
came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water,
and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came
to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and
rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a
calm. 25 And he said unto them, Where is
your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner
of man is this! for he commanded even the winds and water, and they obey him.”
“8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a
great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of
the sea became blood; 9 And the third
part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third
part of the ships were destroyed. 10 And
the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it
were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the
fountains of waters;”
“20 And every island fled away, and the mountains
were not found.”
“Nahum
prophesied that Yahweh would wipe out Nineveh in a flood (cf. Nan. 1:8), which
is in keeping with God’s total power over the waters. The Lord would leverage every element of
creation to judge those who opposed His people.” “8 But with an overrunning flood he will make an
utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.”
Spiritual
Meaning for my Life today: As I look at all of these verses I can be
assured that God is totally in control of all things, and that God will do the
things that He promises He will do, and that means that if a person is an
unbeliever and realizes’ that, and then confesses that he or she is a sinner
and then ask’s the Lord to come into their heart to save them that He will do
that. Confession and then accepting are
two things that need to be done.
My
Steps of Faith for Today: God will use these Spiritual Diaries that I
write in order to bring people to salvation, and then cause them to grow in the
Lord.
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