roar

I recently watched a video of a young bear cub being chased by a mountain lion. The cub was running for its life and the lion eventually had it trapped on a log on the river. As the lion swiped the little face, it suddenly stopped, even though the little cub was inching backwards across the log. Out of the air, there was a thundering roar behind the cub and it joined in unison as the mountain lion slowly backed away. Mamma bear was roaring!

The LORD will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the heavens will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel. Joel 3:16

God controls our destiny. He created and shaped us into what we are and who we are today but we have turned into a prideful ungrateful people. We go to church but have no personal relationship with Jesus. God is a jealous God and he forgives and longs for us to be protected, provide for us and return to Him. He is roaring!

Genesis 1 tells us that “in the beginning, God created the Heavens and the earth.” In Hebrew, earth is Aretz. The word is singular and finite where time and space can be measured. Shamayim, on the other hand, is Hebrew for heaven. This word is plural, infinite and we can’t measure eternity. To God be the glory. In Psalm 19, verses 1-2, even the heavens declare this!

The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.

And so, let us roar to the world that we are His! Let us declare HIs glory! Let us sing of His wonders! Let the world know that the God we serve roars for us!