CHESHVAN 26
My Support
Some years ago, on a trip to Las Vegas (involving
a family emergency), my husband and I took some ‘time out’ to visit Hoover
Dam. Construction was, at that time, in
progress on the Hoover Dam Bypass Project, which consisted of an enormous bridge a short way downstream
of the dam. The purpose of this bridge
was to eventually carry the bulk of traffic back and forth between Nevada and
Arizona, diverting them away from crossing over
the narrow dam.
The span of this bridge was awe-inspiring, and I
did not envy the workers up there at that height. I later learned (thank you, Wikipedia!) that
the bridge is some 900 feet above the Colorado River (gives me the shudders)
and is the longest concrete arch in the western hemisphere. It is the first of its kind to be built in
the United States – a concrete and steel composite arch bridge – and is the
second highest bridge in the nation.
Without that foundation of concrete and steel,
there is no possible way this amazing bridge would be in existence. There must be the support system undergirding and supporting all the weight,
stress, and strain from the millions of cars, trucks, and semi-trucks traveling
across the four lanes of this bridge.
And the people that drive across that bridge would have to have complete trust in that support system.
We have our own support system that undergirds us
and holds us up. His arms are stronger than any concrete or steel ever manufactured,
and they never grow tired. His name is El Gibbor, the MIGHTY
God, and He never slumbers, nor sleeps (Ps 121:4), but faithfully watches over
us, that we may rest.
“I lie down in peace altogether, and sleep;
For You alone, O יהוה, make me dwell in safety.” (Ps 4:8)
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