SCRIPTURE: Psalm 29
OBSERVATION/APPLICATION:
The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. [Psalm 29:4]
In this psalm, David urges everyone to recognize how great the Lord is [Ps 29:1-2], how commanding just His words (voice) are [Ps 29:3-9], and how He is the King, and a good one too! [Ps 29:10-11].
Have you ever experienced God’s voice in this way?
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!” [Mark 4:39-41]
Here we see the amazing power and authority of Jesus, the Lord David spoke of, in the flesh.
Like the disciples, we are compelled to recognize Jesus as Lord, whose voice controls even the wind and the waves.
Is this the Jesus I believe in?
The Lord, Yahweh, as a human? When He speaks, demons cringe, sickness retreats, death is reversed, hope is restored, pride is broken, things happen.
Do I believe that Jesus, to whom all authority in heaven and on earth has been assigned, manages not only the wind and the waves, but human freedom and folly too?
Jesus does not determine what happens, but He directs our freedom and folly towards His determined ending.
We are still responsible for our choices, the freedom and folly are ours, but He is responsible for the outcome.
He is King, and He is good.
He does not do what I want, He does not give me what I demand, but He does work and manage for my own good, and for the good of the universe.
He is still restraining the storm, the wind and waves of sin, death and hell, directing them to His purposeful end.
He speaks, it happens.
He is the Word of God, in the flesh.
He is powerful and majestic!
PRAYER:
Lord, everything holds together in You. You are great, and You are good. I entrust my day, my life, my future to You!
Where will I see God this day?
The psalmist tells us to give glory to His name.
The voice of God in verse three reminds me . . . in the beginning . . . God moved over the face of the waters and also He spoke and it was! The voice of the Lord God is powerful. And I need to see that voice in the world around me. My world belongs to God and therefor I must be able to see His ownership via His creatures, the vegetation, the trees of the field or the flashes of lightning. He is in charge and all praise His name. In the drought the flowers still bloom. Glory! Rains come and the world springs to life. Glory! The winds come and the limbs fall and the tin roofs flyaway and still I need to say Glory!
praise the Lord O my soul and all that is within me and praise His name also today. All within me Glory His name on this day He has made.
All heaven declares the glory of the risen Lord,
Who can compare with the beauty of the Lord
Forever He will be the Lamb upon the throne,
I gladly bow the knee and worship Him alone
I will proclaim the glory of the risen Lord
Who once was slain to reconcile man to God
Forever You will be the Lamb upon the Throne
I gladly bow my knee and worship You alone