Psalm 124:2, 4-5
2 if it had not been the Lord who was on our side when people rose up against us, … 4 then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us; 5 then over us would have gone the raging waters.
Israel had a thing about water. When you read through the Bible, Israel was never a sea-faring race. Think of what they saw when they looked out over the waters: the flood in Genesis, the storm that took Jonah, the monster Leviathan that God described to Job, and the chaos of dark waters that took many sailors down to death. While a sunset over the ocean is definitely beautiful, Israel was also right.
When we see the waters like the Psalmist, then we’re ready to see how our God makes a way through death. All of Scripture shows us, in more and more elaborate ways, the beauty of God’s salvation. Israel passed through the Red Sea on dry ground. They passed through the Jordan on dry ground. Jesus went down in baptism, then went down in the tomb. When He came back up, He declared for all time a way through death. Let that picture explode on your imagination and inform your praise!
Prayer prompt: Lord, help me to see Your salvation and praise You for it every day!