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| Jannis and I at Laupahoehoe Harbor. The ocean is very wild and untamed here. |
Recently my wife and I were in Hawaii, on the big island, a place filled with beauty and reminders of God's creation. Here are a few pictures from there, along with some inspirational words from the Bible.
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| A green sand beach (which is rare) at the very secluded Mahana Bay. Green is caused by the mineral olivine. |
The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;
for he founded it on the seas
and established it on the waters. (Psalm 24:1-2)
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| This was at the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens. Not sure what kind of flower (or whatever!) it is |
And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? (Matthew 6:28-30)
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| The Waipio Valley. The beach is black sand, caused by lava being slowly pulverized by the ocean. |
[The LORD] set the earth on its foundations;
it can never be moved.
You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
But at your rebuke the waters fled,
at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
they flowed over the mountains,
they went down into the valleys,
to the place you assigned for them.
You set a boundary they cannot cross;
never again will they cover the earth.(Psalm 104:5-9)
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| Akaka Falls, 442 feet tall! |
...praise the name of God—
it's the only Name worth praising.
His radiance exceeds anything in earth and sky
(Psalm 148:13).
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| Secluded beach at Waialea Bay. |
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made...(Romans 1:20)
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| Lava covering road at end of Chain of Craters Road in Volcanoes National Park. |
God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging. (Psalm 46:1-3).
