The Voice of the Lord

March 11-12, 2014 - The Voice of the Lord – Manna by Dorothy Callies

Psalm 29:3, KJV, “The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.” NLT, “The voice of the Lord echoes above the sea. The God of glory thunders. The Lord thunders over the mighty sea.”

The theme is that God reveals His great power in nature. This should encourage us to trust God to give us both the peace and the strength to face the storms of life. David wrote what the voice of the Lord was like. How could David know about this unless David had seen or heard what God had done?

Reading from Psalm 29:4-11, NLT, “The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 5) The voice of the Lord splits the mighty cedars; the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon. 6) He makes Lebanon’s mountains skip like a calf and Mount Hermon to leap like a young bull. 7)The voice of the Lord strikes with lightning bolts. 8) The voice of the Lord makes the desert quake; the Lord shakes the desert of Kadesh. 9) The voice of the Lord twists mighty oaks and strips the forests bare. In his Temple everyone shouts, “Glory!” 10) The Lord rules over the floodwaters. The Lord reigns as king forever. 11) The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.”

*The cedars of Lebanon were giant trees that could grow to 120 feet in height and 30 feet in circumference. A voice that could split the cedars of Lebanon would be a truly powerful voice—the voice of God. Throughout the history, God has revealed His power through mighty miracles over nature. He promises to continue to reveal His power. [*Note from QVLA Bible]

Paul urged us to understand how great God’s power is. It is the same power that raised Christ from the dead and His power is available to help us with our daily problems. When you feel weak and limited, don’t despair. Remember that God, the voice of the Lord can give you strength. It is the same power of strength He gives you that controls creation and raises Christ from the dead. (Ref: Ephesians 1:18-23) If you, with the Holy Spirit’s help, understood this, then claim God’s power of healing flowing into your body right now, in Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen!

May the Lord enrich you with His blessing through the song of praise!

          Song: How Great Thou Art

O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder

Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,

I see the stars; I hear the rolling thunder,

Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

Chorus:

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee:

How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee:

How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

(Stuart Wesley Keene Hine, Sing His Praise)