God’s Great Reservoirs {a devotional}
Before
the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth
and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Psalm 90:2.
Our
heavenly Father has furnished us with tokens of His greatness and His
majesty. Especially is this so in a wonderful degree in these
mountainous regions.* ... The varied
scenery in the towering mountains and rocky heights, the deep mountain
gorges with their rapid, noisy streams of water coming from the
mountains above, ... the waters breaking as they strike the rocks, and
scattering into spray like a veil, render this scenery altogether one of
surpassing beauty and grandeur....
The
mountains contain treasures of blessings which the Creator bestows upon
the inhabitants of the earth. It is the diversity in the surface of the
earth, in mountains, plains, and valleys, which reveals the wisdom and
the power of the great Master Worker. And those who would banish from
our earth the rocks and mountains, the wild gorges and the noisy,
rushing streams, and the precipices—their senses ... are too limited to
comprehend the majesty of God....
God,
the great Architect, has built these lofty mountains, and their
influence upon climate is a blessing to our world. They draw from the
clouds enriching moisture. Mountain chains are God’s great reservoirs,
to supply the ocean with its water. These are the sources of the
springs, rills, and brooks, as well as the rivers. They receive, in the
form of rain and snow, the vapors with which the atmosphere is charged,
and communicate them to the parched plains below.
We
should look upon the irregular mountains of the earth as God’s
fountains of blessings from which flow forth the waters to supply all
the living creatures. Every time I look upon the mountains I feel
gratitude to God....
*this was written in Europe
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