Cyclone Glenda ... wow

This is a picture of Tropical Cyclone Glenda.

This photo-like image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on March 29, 2006, at 10:40 a.m. local time (02:40 UTC). It shows Cyclone Glenda as a well-developed storm, sitting 525 kilometers (330 miles) west of Broome. Clouds from the storm covered most of the northwest coastline of Western Australia. Sustained, peak winds in the storm system were roughly 220 kilometers per hour (140 miles per hour) at this time. The storm’s spiraling clouds appear as a nearly solid white disk, but in several places, it appears as though some clouds are “boiling” up above the rest.

It struck me as I was thinking about how awesome is the power being unleashed by this storm, that the words of Jesus calmed a raging storm on the Sea of Galilee. I realised that it is not the size of the storm we are going through that matters, but the size of our God!!!

The word that Jesus actually used to calm the sea was "Shalom". Most people know that one of the meanings of this word is "peace", but if you ask a Jewish person what "shalom" means to the Jews, they will tell you that it actually means three things - "peace, health and prosperity".

Makes you think, doesn't it!

Shalom ...

Back to front is good ...

Have you ever heard sayings which when mixed up a little, make a whole lot more sense?

Here's a couple of well known sayings (or not so well known - depending on where you're from) and their rehashed context.

1. "That person is so heavenly minded that they are of no earthly use"
... and turned inside out by Steve Beckingham to read ...
"That person is so earthly minded that they are of no heavenly use".


2. "Don't just stand there - do something"
... and turned inside out by Mark Geppart - author of The Attack Lambs - to read ...
"Don't just do something - stand there (and pray!!!)".

3. "I'll believe it when I see it"
... and turned inside out by Kirsten Williams - YWAM New Zealand - to read ...
"We'll see it when we believe it".

If anyone has anymore sayings that make more sense when reversed, then leave a comment!