Anyway, back to windstorm
2014. I was curious. Something about this wind wasn’t natural at all. I stayed gazing
out the window until it was night outside and kept looking out in the dark even
after the power had gone off. I stood silently listening and absorbing the sound of that massive
movement of wind. My mind was wandering and everything appeared questionable
about the wind, its frequency and pattern. In the southern part of Maryland where
I then lived it is mostly flat land. The heavy gust seemed enough to sweep up anything
in its path; the house was shaking and it literally felt like massive trees
would be uprooted. My mind was asking my spirit, “What is going on out there?” Considering
how fierce the winds were the damage to the region was minimal after the
windstorm ended. Next morning I spent considerable time in prayer and talking
to God asking those questions that floated my mind. Later that evening the Holy
Spirit would prompt me to write about the wind. As thoughts came I penned the
article below.
I wanted to
share it with you today. I still believe God is speaking to mankind someway, somehow,
using the elements. So much is the Father’s love for his children he could communicate
every way he saw fit. In the Bible Jesus says this, “…I tell you that, if
these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.”
Hallelujah! If God can have the rocks pick up should we neglect to do..., can’t
he have the breeze pick up when we neglect to do…! Hum…Huh. The Creator of the Universe
can use whatever he disposes to use. You do know the winds and the waves become
still at His command, don’t you? Remember. Nature too obeys HIS will. God’s Voice.
I love you with
a sisterly love. I pray God’s peace find room in your heart to help you withstand
whatever life brings. I pray you would find Jesus Christ now when it seems like
you have all the time in the world. And then there is eternity. Blessings!
LAST NIGHT GOD SPOKE
If you lived in the Washington
DC metropolitan area, like I do, you must have heard the winds last night. The
howling was eerie. The high sounding wind had a pattern. The gust was fierce. Authoritative.
I almost want to say, “Angry?” Was God using nature as a vehicle of
communication? Was God speaking to this ungodly generation? My friend, did it
seem that way to you? Did you hear the Lord’s voice through the wind? Do you
still believe God is not fed up with this ungodly generation?
I know all about
grace! God’s unmerited favor to mankind…marvelous, infinite, matchless grace. I
know all about the tender mercies of a loving God. I am witness that I serve a
forgiving Lord—He puts up with me—Oh I know all about God’s forgiveness. I have
experienced his unconditional love and absolute devotion to His children! I
know about second, third, fourth, and multiple chances accorded by a
compassionate, parental God. I also know about a God who is just. And fair. Don’t
I know about a Savior whose only mission was to die so that I could live
forgiven and free! But Jesus has warned us again, and again.
Is God getting
tired with the ugliness that we smear in His face—how we constantly taunt His
generosity—and dismiss His favor? How often Christians abuse life like it cost
God nothing? How the world thinks the breath of life was placed in you by
yourself. Do we think the sun shines and rain falls on us by accident? Do you
believe air is made available for you to breathe so that you can disrespectfully
challenge the sovereignty of the ALMIGHTY God? Truly this generation does take
God’s Word for granted. Was God speaking to this our ungodly generation?
Look around you and you will
find there is no lack of examples of just how far the moral and ethical decay
has come. The spiritual putrefaction is a whole different heartbreaking story. I
don’t mean to sound awful, but this generation has relegated God onto their second
thought…and third and fourth thoughts. Sadly, as many chances as the good Lord
give you that’s how many notches you demote Him on your life’s ladder! Do you
keep downgrading Jesus Christ further and further on your priority list as your
way of saying thank you for God’s mercies? The Lord has warned creation that
God Almighty hates ungodliness. Do you even care what God wants!
The wind said
something to me. I stood by the window periodically last night listening to the
growl and howling sound. The chilling effect mesmerized me. I remained silent
for long periods. As the night progressed, there was no rain, no thunder, no
lightening. Not much activity in the stratosphere, it seems; except for the hypnotic,
fierce, authoritative wind. Did last night winds provoke your thoughts? Are you
aware that God can use any medium to express Himself? Did you consider that
soon The One who speaks calm to the raging stormy wind will judge the whole world!
If Jesus wanted your attention, does He have it?
Still today, the wind howls on.
I cannot help but think that, indeed, God is saying something. Have you thought
about it this way? Are you listening with both ears open? Was Jesus referring
to the present age when He said, “These people
honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me” (Matthew 15:8). My
grandmother often said, “God will not come down to talk to you.” True statement. Are you paying
attention, perhaps, nature has heeded God’s command and is speaking to this Godless
generation? I believe God is so determined that none should perish, that the
very winds and waves, which obey HIS voice, He now uses to speak HIS voice to
humanity.
My friend, God spoke last night. And He is still speaking; the wind
still howls in an unexplainable pattern. I keep going to the window and believe
I keep hearing God speak to this generation. Who knows if we might be the last humanity
before Christ comes again. If the trumpet should sound before this windy
reprieve ends, please make certain you are ready to ascend. Frequently facing
upward, down on bended knees, hands outstretched asking for mercy. That’s the
effect this wind has on me. My friend, I wanted to share my thoughts with you.
How are you doing?
Article
written Thursday March 13, 2014, after the windstorm of March 12, 2014.
~HortenseInspiration
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