I will lift my eyes ...

This morning, I woke up with the update on the TV that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had reached land and they were estimating the ‘worst ecological damage in US history’ ... Somehow, I except we’ll start hearing that benchmark continue to be breached. [sidebar ... please pray for those families who lost loved ones in the rig explosion.] What caught my attention in the coverage was that they said that the Gulf represents 1/3 of the seafood industry ... I’ve heard that fraction before ... Isn’t it in Revelation 8 that says a 1/3 of the sea life will die in the end times? That scripture is related to a ‘great mountain falling into the sea’, but it caught my attention and my first thought was maybe I should go to Red Lobster this weekend for the Shrimp Festival before it’s all gone :) Just kidding (kind of) ... also made me wonder how often we’ll hear that fraction ... 1/3 ... In the coming months/years.

On the same note, I read the other day an ‘assessment’ of this volcano in Iceland and how most experts think it’s just the beginning. There is another volcano 12 miles away that historically erupts in tandem, and is 10 times stronger. What caught my attention in that article was when they listed 5 other volcanoes ‘that could shut down the world’, some showing activity for the first time in decades ... Number 2, especially stood out ...

2. CUMBRE VIEJA (La Palma, Canary Islands)
Last erupted: 1971
Effects of a major eruption: In 2001, U.S. and British scientists warned that a major eruption of Cumbre Vieja could cause the enire western flank of the volcano to fall into the sea, creating a "mega-tsunami" in the Atlantic. Traveling at 500 miles per hour, it would wipe out Florida, coastal Brazil, and parts of Europe with waves up to 160-feet high.  Likelihood: The scientists say the "year to year probability" of a major eruption is low, but preparations should be taken anyway given the potentially cataclysmic damages.

Could this be the ‘great mountain falling into the sea’ from the 2nd Trumpet, detailed in Revelation 8? Only time will tell, but aside from all of this in my head and on my TV, I woke up with such an excitement in my Spirit this morning, and a song in my heart. I always love when God wakes me with a song because I know it’s Him wanting to say something to me ...

In all of the chaos and unknowns ... Even in my desire and almost desperation for Him to come soon, He is asking me to lift my eyes to Him. The Maker of the mountains, the Calmer of the oceans, the Healer of the hurt ... The great I AM!

I Will Lift My Eyes lyrics
God My God, I cry out
your beloved needs you now
God be near, calm my fear
and take my doubt
your kindness is what pulls me up,
your love is all that draws me in

I will lift my eyes to the maker,
of the mountains I can't climb
I will lift my eyes to calmer,
of the oceans raging wild
I will lift my eyes to the healer,
of the hurt I hold inside

I will lift my eyes, lift my eyes to you

God my God let mercy sing
her melody over me
God right here all I bring is all of me
Your kindness is what pulls me up,
your love is all that draws me in

I will lift my eyes to the maker
of the mountains I can't climb
I will lift my eyes to calmer,
of the oceans raging wild
I will lift my eyes to the healer,
of the hurt I hold inside

Cause you are and you were
and you will be forever
The lover I need to save me
Cause you fashioned the earth
and Hold it together
God so hold me now

I will lift my eyes to the maker,
of the mountains I can't climb
I will lift my eyes to calmer,
of the oceans raging wild
I will lift my eyes to the healer,
of the hurt I hold inside

God My God, I cry out
your beloved needs you now

[sung by: bebo norman]
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y05gZvKdAqY



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