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Monday, March 22, 2021
Chickies Rock
"There Is
No Rock Like Our God!"
Message
summary: Today, rest in the assurance that
in God we have a steadfast Rock and sure
foundation for our times. We serve a God of
absolute stability; One of whom it is said, “There
is no Rock like our God”.
Listen to this message on your audio player.
“There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides You; there is no Rock like our God” (1 Samuel 2:2).
Spring
arrived this last weekend in a most ideal way,
warm and sunny! Yesterday afternoon I was out on
the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail joining
thousands of others on the 14 mile linear park
along the Susquehanna River between Columbia and
Falmouth. This park has really developed in the
last ten years and the pent up need to be outdoors
was surely evident yesterday afternoon. Since the
pandemic began biking on the trails has greatly
increased.
For many years we walked back to the overlook point of Chickies Rock which has a beautiful view of the river and surrounding farmland. But what was below the rock seemed mysterious and inaccessible. But the trail opened up easy access to the base of the rock since it runs right past it. Now as you can see in our lead photo you can look up the massive rock which is the premier rock climbing wall in Lancaster County.
Chickies Rock is a quartzite rock cliff that towers 200 feet above the mighty Susquehanna River. It is the largest exposed anticline on the East Coast.
One of the common metaphors for God in the Bible is rock. That's neat because anywhere you live there are rocks; many add beauty and variety to the landscape but others will be dug out and hauled off for other reasons.
The first Scripture that speaks of a rock in the Bible is a metaphor for God found in Genesis. It was Jacob's blessing upon Joseph, alluding to his suffering at the hands of his brothers. Jacob said, "But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel" (Genesis 49:24).
Moses assured the Israelites, "He is the Rock, His works are perfect, and all His ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is He" (Deuteronomy 32:4).
David often used the rock in describing God both in 2 Samuel and throughout the Psalms such as "The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!" (2 Samuel 22:47).
All throughout the Psalms the Rock is commonly used in this way to describe the power and stability we have in the Lord. One wonderful example is Psalm 18:31, “For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?” The prophets continue the theme: “Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal” (Isaiah 26:4). The apostle Paul describes the spiritual rock that accompanied the children of Israel, “and that Rock was Christ” (1 Corinthians 10:4).
Listen to this message on your audio player.
“There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides You; there is no Rock like our God” (1 Samuel 2:2).
Spring
arrived this last weekend in a most ideal way,
warm and sunny! Yesterday afternoon I was out on
the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail joining
thousands of others on the 14 mile linear park
along the Susquehanna River between Columbia and
Falmouth. This park has really developed in the
last ten years and the pent up need to be outdoors
was surely evident yesterday afternoon. Since the
pandemic began biking on the trails has greatly
increased.For many years we walked back to the overlook point of Chickies Rock which has a beautiful view of the river and surrounding farmland. But what was below the rock seemed mysterious and inaccessible. But the trail opened up easy access to the base of the rock since it runs right past it. Now as you can see in our lead photo you can look up the massive rock which is the premier rock climbing wall in Lancaster County.
Chickies Rock is a quartzite rock cliff that towers 200 feet above the mighty Susquehanna River. It is the largest exposed anticline on the East Coast.
One of the common metaphors for God in the Bible is rock. That's neat because anywhere you live there are rocks; many add beauty and variety to the landscape but others will be dug out and hauled off for other reasons.
The first Scripture that speaks of a rock in the Bible is a metaphor for God found in Genesis. It was Jacob's blessing upon Joseph, alluding to his suffering at the hands of his brothers. Jacob said, "But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel" (Genesis 49:24).
Moses assured the Israelites, "He is the Rock, His works are perfect, and all His ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is He" (Deuteronomy 32:4).
David often used the rock in describing God both in 2 Samuel and throughout the Psalms such as "The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!" (2 Samuel 22:47).
All throughout the Psalms the Rock is commonly used in this way to describe the power and stability we have in the Lord. One wonderful example is Psalm 18:31, “For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?” The prophets continue the theme: “Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal” (Isaiah 26:4). The apostle Paul describes the spiritual rock that accompanied the children of Israel, “and that Rock was Christ” (1 Corinthians 10:4).
But
today's text comes from a portion that seems
rather unlikely. "There is no one holy
like the LORD; there is no one besides You;
there is no Rock like our God" (1 Samuel
2:2). What a timeless truth and rich assurance
this ancient text provides for believers of all
generations! Indeed, there is no Rock like our God!Rejoicing at
the birth of her long prayed for son, Samuel,
Hannah responded in praise to God, “There is no one holy like the LORD;
there is no one besides You; there is no Rock
like our God.” Unaware that many songs would
be written from her praiseworthy response or that
we would be quoting her over three thousand years
later Hannah acknowledged that God is a steady
rock and His Word provides the sure foundation for
our spiritual security and abiding peace as we
consider again just the phrase in our daily verse:
"There is no Rock like our God”.
Isaiah 33:6 states “He will be the
sure foundation for your times.” What kind
of “times” are you going through today?
We encourage you to focus on our immutable God whose Word has promised: “You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal” (Isaiah 26:3,4).
Today, rest in the assurance that in God we have a steadfast Rock and sure foundation for our times; the good, the bad, the easy, the difficult, the memorable and even that which we would like to forget. We serve a God of absolute stability; One of whom it is said, “There is no Rock like our God”.
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Isaiah 33:6 states “He will be the
sure foundation for your times.” What kind
of “times” are you going through today?We encourage you to focus on our immutable God whose Word has promised: “You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal” (Isaiah 26:3,4).
Today, rest in the assurance that in God we have a steadfast Rock and sure foundation for our times; the good, the bad, the easy, the difficult, the memorable and even that which we would like to forget. We serve a God of absolute stability; One of whom it is said, “There is no Rock like our God”.
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily prayer: Father, as Your
children, we walk by faith and not by sight, so keep
us steadfast in our times as we hold to You, our
unshakable foundation, for there is no Rock like
You, our God. Keep our eyes on the invisible God,
for though we cannot see You we love You and are
filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, as we
await our future union in heaven. Amen.Today's
Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"There
Is No Rock" Video Maranatha
band
"Rock
of Ages" (Hymn) Video Norton
Hall Band
"In
Christ Alone With The Solid Rock"
Video
Brentwood Baptist Virtual Choir &
Orchestra & Travis Cottrell
Some photos
from yesterday along the rail trail
For
me a train going by adds to the enjoyment of
riding on the trail!
Someone
provided a good photo prop by parking their
27 Chevrolet along the trail!
Chickies
(also spelled Chiques) Rock from Marietta,
PA
A
neat feature of the trail is an old railroad
tunnel.
Finally
today:
This
morning they are removing more trees across
from our home. We'll probably see a
population "explosion" of squirrels
scurrying up our oaks since the trees across
the street are being taken down by the new
owners who plant corn on the farm land.
Mike, the farmer explained the yield will
increase as a result of not sharing the
ground with tree roots.
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