NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–I lived through many a storm during my childhood in Florida. And one thing I can say with certainty — God always brings a calm after a storm. Though the night may be torn apart by gale force winds, crackling peals of thunder, and blinding flashes of lightning, the sun will blaze through the clearing clouds on the horizon the next morning. I see such a thing in this poignant sunrise at Tennessee’s Reelfoot Lake. It’s as though God’s power has burst through the darkness and given us new hope and renewed joy. The calm has once again returned. His peace has robbed the night of its despair. Oh, that we might trust God’s Word when He promises that joy will follow weeping. My friend, you can rest assured that if you go to bed despondent and hopeless, His joy will come in the morning.
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Stand-alone photo reprinted from “The Wonder of It All,” a coffee table devotional book of scenic photography by Tom Fox, with text by Adrian Rogers, published by Broadman & Holman Publishers of LifeWay Christian Resources. Text copyright Adrian Rogers. Photo copyright Tom Fox. Used by permission. Tom Fox Fine Art Photography is on the Web at www.tomfoxphotography.com. Fox, of Memphis, Tenn., became a professional photographer 10 years ago, leaving his practice as a medical doctor to follow God’s call “to exemplify the beauty of the Creator’s works and to encourage all of us to walk in his ways.” Rogers is pastor of the Memphis-area Bellevue Baptist Church. Fox and Rogers are collaborating on a second collection, “The Nature of Hope,” for release in September 2003.
Additional photos in this series:
Field of Dreams
By Adrian Rogers; photo by Tom Fox
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| Matthew 6:28,30 Observe how the [flowers] of the field grow…. If God so arrays the grass of the field … will He not much more do so for you?” |
The Blessing
By Adrian Rogers; photo by Tom Fox
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| Psalm 16:11 In Thy presence is fulness of joy; in Thy right hand there are pleasures forever. |
