Psalm 77:16-19 Ocean saw you in action, God, saw you and trembled with fear; Deep Ocean was scared to death. Clouds belched buckets of rain, Sky exploded with thunder, your arrows flashing this way and that. From Whirlwind came your thundering voice, Lightning exposed the world, Earth reeled and rocked. You strode right through Ocean, walked straight through roaring Ocean, but nobody saw you come or go. (MSG)

I see a ship sailing on calm waters.  Beyond the horizon line, out of sight from the ship, God is standing watch.  He senses trouble and is ready to clear a path for the little ship.  I picture God at the ready, and when the water sees him, it begins to be troubled. I see a defiant stare in the face of God, daring the water to outdo him.  I see clouds all around the face of God let out a mighty roar and explode with rain.  God begins to wield his lightning bolts and attack the troubled waters.  Then through the incredibly loud volume of the waves, the rain, the wind, the lightning, God’s voice thunders and in a giant flash, the troubled waters are exposed.  The earth shakes in submission and rocks from side to side.  God then steps down into the midst of the troubled ocean waters.  As He wades in the depths, the sea becomes calm again, and God moves forward to the next battle.  God is out of sight before the ship appears from the horizon behind.  The little ship never even knowing that a battle had just been fought for her in the calm waters that she is now sailing in.

This scripture shows me that God fights unseen battles for us.  He goes before us, going to war against unseen dangers.  He smooths our waters before we even know there was to be a storm.  What a powerful, all knowing, loving God.

God, thank you for going into battle for me.  Thank you for your mighty voice that exposes the truth.  Thank you making my path clear.  May I never forget your love for me.