Have you ever seen a watersprout?One formed off the coast of my country on December last year.The long funnel of whirling wind and water between the sea and the sky lasted for about 30 minutes.Then it slowly disappeared.
Watersprouts are sometimes called tornadoes over water,but they are usually weaker than tornadoes in their intensity.They generally last about ten minutes,although some have continued for about for an hour.Because they develop at sea,their detection usually depends on chance observations.This makes it difficult for meteorologists to understand them fully.According to reports,they may make a loud noise,similar of a freight train
When describing emotional turmoil,a bible psalmist of ancient times wrote:'watery deep to watery deep is calling at the sound of your water sprout.Although we cannot say that this type of watersprout I not the one that the bible psalmist was referring to,his feelings might well be determined by this phenomenon.He said that his soul was in "despair"and we boisterous within him.Yet he drew comfort from his God,"wait for God",he declared to his own soul,"for I shall yet laud him as the grand salvation of my person and as my God.
Just like the psalmist,we may experience afflictions that can be compared with a tornadolike whirlwind over the sea.But if a wait for God,he will prove to be the grand salvation for us.
Thank you.