Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Psalm 6:1-3 - Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
Praise the Lord!
Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony. My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?
The psalms convey the wide range of human emotions in ways that few works of literature do. Have you felt so weak that you couldn’t defend yourself? Have you ever wondered why there is no answer when you make your petition to God over and over? David felt this way too, and captured this powerfully in these verses. As this Psalm progresses, David has to be content that the Lord has heard his prayer, knowing that the Lord is faithful to His servant. This becomes a point of contact to all of us who deal with the reality of what seems like a delay in God’s timing to our perceived need.
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Psalm 46:1-3 - God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Praise the Lord!
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.
The world is a dangerous place. People can create painful issues in the cities, and nature can cause havoc in our lives in the country. There is nowhere that we can escape the chance of being hurt, but the Psalmist gives us a ray of hope—those who look to God in the midst of their pain find a way to get through the rough and tumble realities of a fallen world. He can give us strength in the time of trouble. He can create the counter balance to fear; even when it seems like the earth around us is falling apart.
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Sunday, July 29, 2012
Controversial Three Gorges Dam Opens
Breathtaking force: World's most powerful dam opens in China as gushing water generates the same power as FIFTEEN nuclear reactorsThe giant and controversial Three Gorges Dam in China has launched the last of its generators, just as it hits its annual flood peak. The final 32 generators went into operation this week, making it the world's largest hydropower project, built on the Yangtze River in the Hubei Province. It is designed to decrease the risk of flooding during the current peak rainfall season, as well as store and distribute water during the dry periods. A series of incredible photos show the sheer force of the flood water released from seven spillways after heavy downpours in the upper reaches of the dam caused the highest flood peak of the year. Water from the Yangtze River upper gushed at up 70,000 cubic metres per second into the dam's reservoir yesterday. The dam is working to take the edge off the fierce flood and reduce its impact on the river's lower reaches by storing at least 26,000 cubic meters of flood water every second, the Yangtze River flood control and drought relief, according to the Global Times. Water outflow from the dam currently measures 43,000 cubic meters per second. So far the forces of flood has been been the highest in recent memory, worse that the devastating 1998 Yangtze flood which cause a large amount of damage with a flow rate of 50,000 cubic meters per second. |
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Controversial Three Gorges Dam Opens
Breathtaking force: World's most powerful dam opens in China as gushing water generates the same power as FIFTEEN nuclear reactorsThe giant and controversial Three Gorges Dam in China has launched the last of its generators, just as it hits its annual flood peak. The final 32 generators went into operation this week, making it the world's largest hydropower project, built on the Yangtze River in the Hubei Province. It is designed to decrease the risk of flooding during the current peak rainfall season, as well as store and distribute water during the dry periods. A series of incredible photos show the sheer force of the flood water released from seven spillways after heavy downpours in the upper reaches of the dam caused the highest flood peak of the year. Water from the Yangtze River upper gushed at up 70,000 cubic metres per second into the dam's reservoir yesterday. The dam is working to take the edge off the fierce flood and reduce its impact on the river's lower reaches by storing at least 26,000 cubic meters of flood water every second, the Yangtze River flood control and drought relief, according to the Global Times. Water outflow from the dam currently measures 43,000 cubic meters per second. So far the forces of flood has been been the highest in recent memory, worse that the devastating 1998 Yangtze flood which cause a large amount of damage with a flow rate of 50,000 cubic meters per second. |
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