Devotional Reflection: The Sea Was Never Meant to Bury Us🌊

Reflection Theme: Formed by the Storm, Not Forgotten in It

"The sea was never meant to bury us—it was meant to build us." -Sea Story: ⚓ PVC “Sea Story”: From Tide to Trademark

From Genesis to Revelation, the imagery of water speaks to both judgment and renewal. The sea, often a symbol of chaos, finds itself stilled under the voice of Christ (Mark 4:39). And in this, we glimpse the truth: the sea doesn’t have the final word—God does.

This quote echoes from a theology of divine intention. When trials rise like waves and identity feels washed over by pressure, this reflection calls the believer to remember: God's purposes are never to destroy but to *develop*. Just as Noah’s ark floated not to sink but to safeguard; just as Jonah’s journey through the deep wasn’t punishment but propulsion—so too, our lives in Christ are not buried beneath the waves, but *built through them*.

To walk in this truth is to proclaim, like Paul in 2 Corinthians 4:8–9, that *“we are hard-pressed on every side, but not crushed… struck down, but not destroyed.”* It is to live with the belief that our suffering is not a sentence of punishment but a sanctifying—shaping us into vessels of honor (2 Timothy 2:21), fit to carry the Gospel upstream in a downstream culture.  Awaiting the glory that is to become eternal life & reward (2 Co 3:18).

In the waters, we are not forgotten. We are being fortified (Ps. 84:7; 1 Pe 5:10).

Sink &/or Swim but never give in to the adversary.   Let us learn to walk on the water! (Mt 14:22-33)

Psalm 77:19: “Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen.” (NIV) Listen at BLB HERE

The accompanying song below is than background—it is a spiritual echo. Its lyrics mirror the truth of Psalm 77:19, reminding us that even when the sea rises and the path disappears beneath the waves, God’s presence remains steady. The melody carries the message deeper, inviting us to trust the unseen footprints and believe that the sea was never meant to bury us, but to reveal the way only He can make.

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Voice That Stills The Raging Sea, from their 2014 album, All Things New. Available here: https://riversrobots.bandcamp.com/alb...

Lyrics:

Wake up, we’re only at the start of it 

We’re only at the edge of the ocean 

And there’s eternity to go 

And even in my searching 

I know I’m only ever really just beginning 

And even though your endless 

Lord, my joy is in the searching of Your heart 

Father, Your peace surpasses everything 

All thoughts and understanding 

As I trust upon Your name 

And even on this ocean 

With the waves all crashing over and around me 

I put my trust in Your love 

For Your voice has stilled the savagest of storms 

So let Your voice that stills the raging sea speak over me 

Speak “peace”.

Amen.

Victor out!