Visited by Majesty on High
Rev. Gerrit Vos reflects on a devastating tornado that struck Hudsonville in 1956 as a manifestation of God's sovereign providence and majesty, using Psalm 46 to interpret the event theologically. Through vivid imagery of destruction and loss, Vos examines how believers should respond to God's awesome and terrible works with reverent fear and submission, finding in natural disaster both judgment and a call to deeper faith.
Rev. Gerrit Vos (This is a chapter from O Taste and See: Meditations From the Psalms) Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations He hath made in the earth Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. Psalm 46:8, 10, 11 Our village received a very special visit by the Lord Christ. It was a visit of the Majesty on High. What we really received is a little...