1 Chronicles 29:11 (New International Version)
Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power
and the glory
and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything
in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, LORD, is the kingdom;
you are exalted
as head over all.
Hurricane Charley slammed into Florida on Friday, August
13, 2004, and became known as the worst storm since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
It claimed 27 deaths, destroying more than 10,000 homes and resulting in more
than $10 billion of insurance claims.
In addition to the stories of tragedy and devastation
were remarkable stories of hope and goodwill. Many people have told how neighbors
have helped with tree removal and volunteers brought in ice. Others reported
how they spent the evening that Hurricane Charley arrived at home in prayer.
One woman related to a local Orlando television news reporter that God did not
throw the roof of a nearby church onto her house, but instead was with her when
she was praying for protection in her bathroom.
Many of the signs and billboards in the area were no
match for Hurricane Charley. However, one billboard resisted the 100-mile per
hour winds of the eye wall of the storm. Though the billboard stood, the most
recent advertisement was pealed back by the hurricane's winds to reveal an
earlier message. The earlier message had been created a few years prior by the
Smith Agency of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which had handled an assignment from
a client by placing of a variety of billboards bearing non-denominational
religious messages around the U.S. When the sun rose the morning following the
storm in Orlando, the words on the billboard clearly read,
"We need to talk," - God.
God is Lord of all! There is none like Him. Today in
prayer, worship the Lord and praise Him for His omnipotence.
"Omnipotence teaches us that no power in all the
universe can stop God or impede his plans. Not evil men. Not natural
catastrophe. Not reversal of fortune. Not fate or luck or chance. - Paul Fritz.
Dear Lord we pray that in all things we would always
remember that You are all powerful and nothing happens without your knowledge.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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