Verse of the Day 12/17

Verse of the Day 12/17

 

Psalm 29:4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.  English Standard Version (ESV)

I read Psalm 29, a psalm of David, in my devotions this morning.  It is a psalm of worship (v.1) and speaks of the power of the voice of God in creation and all around us.  I am also reminded of examples in the Bible where the voice of God in the person of Jesus used his voice to calm the seas, to heal and even to raise someone back to life as we read in John 11 and the call to Lazarus to "come forth" out of the grave.

We can also think of the voice of the LORD in the creation of everything back in Genesis 1.  We can think of His voice as when He declared "this is my Son with whom I am well pleased" at Jesus' baptism.

Just as importantly for us, God is known to speak in a "still small voice":

1 Kings 19:12New King James Version (NKJV) and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.

During this season we will be amidst many voices, there will be a lot of noise around us.  May we be able to hear the voice of God in the beauty of creation, in the beauty of the baby born in a manger or the beauty of the still small voice that may be speaking to us in the sanctuary or perhaps in front of a Christmas tree or nativity scene.  May our hearts "prepare Him room" and to be listening for His voice amid the noise, sometimes glaring noise of the world around us.

Blessings,
Mike
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Psalm 29:3-5New Living Translation (NLT)

³ The voice of the Lord echoes above the sea.
    The God of glory thunders.
    The Lord thunders over the mighty sea.
⁴ The voice of the Lord is powerful;
    the voice of the Lord is majestic.
⁵ The voice of the Lord splits the mighty cedars;
    the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.