Powerful Waves

Today I want you to join me at the seaside. The air smells different as we near the ocean: fresh and salty. Then we see it—the wide blue waters and the white foam of the waves. Come down to the beach with me and let us watch them. The water swells dark and rolling. Suddenly it arches over, sea green below and sparkling white above. Crash! The wave pounds upon the beach and then slides back out to sea, soon to be followed by another one.

The waves are beautiful, but they are powerful, too. One little water droplet might not seem very strong, but millions together make a force that can break down the hardest rocks. Do you see the sparkling sand? Once it was part of hard rocky cliffs, but the pounding of the waves broke it down, bit by bit. Waves may look gentle and soft, but they are strong. Their strength comes because they keep coming and never stop.

There are other types of waves. The devil has waves of wrong-thoughts and evil influence that he wants to send your way. A little lie might not seem to hurt. But one lie is followed by another. Bit by bit you will be broken down. If you let the devil’s waves crash into you, your life will end in a pile of sand. Is that where you want to be?

But there is another power—the power of God’s love. Like the wide, wide ocean, it has no end. Like the waves, it keeps coming and does not give up. It breaks down proud hearts and selfishness and hate. If you will give yourself up to God’s love, you can become one of His little water drops and share in the power of the waves. Your life can help break down sin and wrongdoing in this world, bit by bit. Will you be a part of God’s powerful waves?