Psalm 77:19-20 Your way is in the sea, and your path in the great waters, and your footsteps are not known.… I have taken a great interest in pilots, in their office, and in their work. After a long and monotonous voyage it is quite at. event, as you may judge, to find a fresh face on board. Every eye is strained to look at the pilot as his little boat comes dancing over the waters; and when he springs on board we feel almost inclined to caress him, and we wish to know what is the latest news. I like to see him standing on the bridge, or on the quarter-deck, in command for the time being. Even the captain must take second place now. I like to feel the sense of perfect security which comes when the pilot is on board. He knows the place so well. It is his business to steer the ship through the narrows and up the tortuous channel.. He has been at it for years. He can, as they say, almost feel his way up that channel in the dark; and as we draw near the shore, the passengers feel that the time of anxiety is over. A sense of relief goes all over the ship. We had every confidence in the captain when there was plenty of sea-room, but on our coming near the harbour, it was some comfort to find on board a man who knew its every turn and twist. Since God's way is in the sea, I want to ask you whether He is your pilot, or whether you are trying to steer yourself. (Thomas Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.WEB: Your way was through the sea; your paths through the great waters. Your footsteps were not known. |
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