God and Rocks

How amazing is it that God compares himself to rocks in the Bible. The Bible is full of "rock/God images". That should be a clue to us that God is real and not some man made religion. For who in there right mind would choose a rock as an image for the thing they worship, love and obey.

So our God rock (fortress, foundation, stronghold, obstacle) is an example of what we ought to be at times - simple, powerful,foundational. We do not need to find endless "new things to do" and "new ways to do new things". We can be like God and just be for a while. In this ambition driven, need to be the best, manipulate my way to the top world, we believers can take a moment and reflect on the anxiety of the rock. I do not mean that we become seekers of nothing. I mean that in our steadfastness we are not moved by the things of this world. Rocks don't fear so why would we?

I tried to google for a picture of a rock. It took six pages before I found some stones. Then in the twenty somethings I found a few rocks. It seems like there are a great many things in our world that desire to be known as "rock". A lot of music stuff, and some people. But somehow I don't think all the people I saw in my "rock image search" were what I would call "rock solid people". If I was from outer space and searched for "rock" you might get the impression that rock means "with little or weird clothing". Or maybe it might mean "to strike a strange pose" or maybe to "hold an instrument in some unplayable way".

Luther used rock music. He wrote "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" You might know it as "a might fortress (rock) is our God". I wonder if some of those images I was were Lutheren?

I'm glad that I got the God I got. I love it that the King of all kings is so secure that He can talk about himself as a lowly rock. I think that the next time I go to the wilderness I am going to be struck with awe at the sight of a nice rock. You and I are chips off the old block, living stones seeking to grow up and be like our Father, the rock from which we were cut. [1 Pet. 3:4-8; Ps. 28:1; 89:26; Isa. 51:1]