Worse Ice Storm in Twenty Years

I left last Thursday for a ministry trip to Canada with great expectations (news on the trip and photos will be posted in a little while) and the temp was around 55 degrees. Trying to get back home Monday was a prayer journey. I finally made it back home around 1:00am Tuesday morning. I found one of the worse ice storms I have ever seen. The power is back on at our offices, but the power to my home has been off since Sunday and it may be several days before it is back on. There is so much damage to the trees at home that when the clean up is done I believe I will have close to a cord of wood from the downed limbs.

In the midst of all this I asked the Lord what I could learn from it (besides being a little more prepared). What I got back suprized me. He showed me a tree like the first picture here.

Then He showed me a second tree like the one below. He told me in the days to come that those things (or individuals) that do not humble themselves and bow before Him will break. The landscape is filled with trees big and small that would not bow to the ice. They have been broken to pieces, many split down the middle to the ground.

I believe this is a reminder to us that we are to humble ourselves before the awesome power of God. We should use our strength to bring our flesh under control and be humble before Him. Those that use their power strength to exalt themselves may find themselves broken in the year to come.