The Rock

Matt Hebert, 8/2/23, The Crossway Ministry

Through the years, I have repeatedly read the scriptures that refer to God and ultimately Jesus as a rock. Every time, I get a visual in my mind of a scene that I likely saw on television where violent waves are crashing onto a rocky shore, more specifically, there is one really large rock further into the surf that juts higher than the rest and appears to bear the brunt of the most violent crashing waves. With all the force of nature, those waves, seemingly so angry and strong, relentlessly beat against that rock with all of their fury. Amazingly, the rock never moves, it just stands there, almost proudly, with its chest out, it takes the pummeling and says, “I was made for this. My strength was meant to take your onslaught. I am rock, and I endure the storms of life, through the loudest of winds, the most violent of waves, I will stand here, day after day, year, after year. I will be here when your grandson gets old, and when his grandson gets old”

Jesus wants to take the pounding of the violence of life for us. He wants to bear the brunt of the enemies attack against our lives:

As I remind you of some of these scriptures, I think that you will be able to see Jesus as a rock in all of this…

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http://www.agnoeo-biblestudy.com/notes/2023/8/3/the-rock

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