Why does no one speak of The Badlands? Its scenery is beautiful with Grand Canyon-like rock formations and wide open praries in between. The sky there is very big. As I looked out across one of the planes in the bright, hot, sunshine, with cloudless skies, I commented to Mark, ‘wouldn’t it be amazing to see a big storm come rolling across these planes?’
It was.
As the sun was setting dark clouds gathered across the skies and nature’s light show began. The forks of lightening shattered the skies and lit up the dark clouds whilst the sun looked blood red on the horizon. The thunder rumbled and clapped loudly. We watched it from by our tent - in a lovely open campsite in the centre of the Badlands. Then the heavens opened above us with proper rain. The wind blew strong. The tent had to be anchored firmly to stop it from leaving the site and heading across the wasteland. The car gave us the shelter we needed.
As the rain stopped we went to bed - but the light show continued for hours as the storm made its way to the horizon.
It all made me think of Revelation. Revelation chapter 4 has a vision of the throne room of God with imagery used to capture the awesome majesty of God. It says there that thunder and lightning came from the throne. The Badlands storm has now given me a greater appreciation of the weight of that imagery. Our Creator is powerful and his creation is beautiful.
It was.
As the sun was setting dark clouds gathered across the skies and nature’s light show began. The forks of lightening shattered the skies and lit up the dark clouds whilst the sun looked blood red on the horizon. The thunder rumbled and clapped loudly. We watched it from by our tent - in a lovely open campsite in the centre of the Badlands. Then the heavens opened above us with proper rain. The wind blew strong. The tent had to be anchored firmly to stop it from leaving the site and heading across the wasteland. The car gave us the shelter we needed.
As the rain stopped we went to bed - but the light show continued for hours as the storm made its way to the horizon.
It all made me think of Revelation. Revelation chapter 4 has a vision of the throne room of God with imagery used to capture the awesome majesty of God. It says there that thunder and lightning came from the throne. The Badlands storm has now given me a greater appreciation of the weight of that imagery. Our Creator is powerful and his creation is beautiful.
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