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God’s Great Reservoirs, September 4
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst
formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to
everlasting, thou art God.
Psalm 90:2
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Our heavenly Father has furnished us with tokens of His greatness
and His majesty. Especially is this so in a wonderful degree in these
mountainous regions. [Written in europe.] ... The varied scenery in the
towering mountains and rocky heights, the deep mountain gorges with
their rapid, noisy streams of water coming from the mountains above,...
the waters breaking as they strike the rocks, and scattering into spray
like a veil, render this scenery altogether one of surpassing beauty and
grandeur....
The mountains contain treasures of blessings which the Creator be-
stows upon the inhabitants of the earth. It is the diversity in the surface
of the earth, in mountains, plains, and valleys, which reveals the wisdom
and the power of the great Master Worker. And those who would banish
from our earth the rocks and mountains, the wild gorges and the noisy,
rushing streams, and the precipices—their senses ... are too limited to
comprehend the majesty of God....
God, the great Architect, has built these lofty mountains, and their
influence upon climate is a blessing to our world. They draw from the
clouds enriching moisture. Mountain chains are God’s great reservoirs, to
supply the ocean with its water. These are the sources of the springs, rills,
and brooks, as well as the rivers. They receive, in the form of rain and
snow, the vapors with which the atmosphere is charged, and communicate
them to the parched plains below.
We should look upon the irregular mountains of the earth as God’s
fountains of blessings from which flow forth the waters to supply all the
living creatures. Every time I look upon the mountains I feel gratitude to
God....
Everything about us teaches us from day to day lessons of our Father’s
love and of His power, and of His laws that govern nature and that lie at
the foundation of all government in heaven and in earth.
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