(repost from Nov. 13, 2011)
Today’s Bible Reading:
Numbers 17-18, Psalm 29, Mark 4
Topic: God’s Power and
Love
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 29
1 Give unto the Lord , O you
mighty ones, Give unto the Lord glory and strength.
2 Give unto the Lord
the glory due to His name; Worship
the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is over the
waters; The God of glory thunders; The Lord
is over many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; The
voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the
cedars, Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon
7 The voice of the Lord divides the
flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the
wilderness; The Lord shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer
give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says,
"Glory!"
10 The Lord
sat enthroned at the Flood, And
the Lord sits as King forever.
11 The Lord
will give strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace. (Psalm 29 NKJV)
OBSERVATION:
The 29th Psalm is another psalm of David. One
clear observation is David’s redundant use of the phrase, “The voice of the Lord.” What is interesting to note is that each mention of the Lord’s
voice is a demonstration of action and power by the Lord. The expression here
is the recognition that when God speaks powerful things happen. When God gives
voice to something it is an expression of His will, and His will is more
powerful and overcomes any other force period! Just as in the beginning when
God spoke, creation happened. Genesis 1 repeatedly states, “And God said… And it was so.”
David poetically states, “God is all powerful and all
authoritative (v. 4). His power can reduce the mighty cedars to mere splinters
(v. 5). His power can cause the earth to quake (v. 8). He can quench the fiery
eruptions right from the midst of them (v. 7). His power brings life (v. 9). And
His power is eternal (v. 10). By His voice—His will—His power—He can bring
peace to his own children at any time and in the midst of any situation (v. 11).
APPLICATION:
This psalm is a wonderful expression of how much we should
be able to trust the Lord through anything. No matter what other powerful
forces may seem to come against us, He can give us strength and bring us peace
right in the midst of it (v. 11). And we can join with David in giving Him glory
and worship (vv. 1-2).
PRAYER:
Almighty God, I worship You. You are so mighty and I am so
small; yet Your love for me offers Your blessing and peace to me even in the
midst of raging forces that shake my world and would utterly destroy me if not
for Your voice of favor and protection over me. May I ever be worthy of Your
voice speaking in my favor.
Through Jesus Christ and for Your glory. Amen. -AP
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