Shanghai has been experiencing a bit of rain lately. These sudden, intense thunderstorms usually arrive around noon or mid afternoon and last for about an hour. It really is quite amazing to see and hear the thunderstorm unfolding from my office. My office is on the 11th floor and I can see several large mirrored buildings from my window. As the thunderstorms begin to unfold, I can see the lightning reflected in the mirrors of these tall office buildings and hear the thunder reverberate across the city as the noise bounces from building to building.
A few days ago I commented on how being unable to see the splendor of God here in Shanghai. Well, the past few days, in these thunderstorms, I once again saw a glimpse of the splendor of God - not the comforting, soothing vistas of clear blue skies and abundant sunshine, but in the awesome power and fury of lightning and thunder. How easily it has slipped my mind, that the great comforter is also a God of Wrath. I'm not a great fan of the video, but the song itself always blows my mind. Ever since I first heard it in college freshman year.
It is an easy way out to only think of God in one dimension, as the loving gentle Father, but it is also too simplistic. I need to stop characterizing God in my own terms. I need to continue my journey of trying to know Him better, instead of just convincing myself that I already know what He is like.
This comment has nothing to do with your entry, but I just wanted to say "add oil"! It's not easy AT ALL working/living in a foreign country.
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