Yesterday we awoke to thunder and lightning. I love the sound of a thunderstorm rumbling overhead. I don't remember ever being afraid of thunder but I do remember hearing various versions of what the noise was. A bin of potatoes got dumped over in heaven is the only one I remember. I'm sure I've heard other versions but I can't think of them now.
By now I've lived through many storms, some severe like the Derecho of 2020. Others were near tornados when I was growing up. One storm woke us up and blew the rain right through the windows. Mom was trying to stuff towels in the upstairs windows while Dad and I were downstairs debating whether to go to the basement. Suddenly the wind came through the house and Dad and I were on linoleum that was like a flying carpet when the downstairs coal room window blew out. We lost a barn and many, many trees in that storm.
When God spoke the Ten Commandments there was thunder and lightning. "When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear," (Exodus 20:18 NIV).
In any case, God is in control. "He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses," (Psalm 135:7 NIV).
May your day be without thunder and lightning and may God keep you safe.
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