May 30, 2018 Wednesday

“The voice of the LORD is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The LORD is over many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; The voice of the LORD is full of majesty. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars, Yes, the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon. He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the LORD divides the flames of fire. The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; The LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”” (Psalm 29:3-9 NKJV)

            The Psalmist is describing the power and might of the voice of God and the impact on creation.  The word voice means to call aloud and as God calls aloud we see the terrible impact on God’s creation.

            The description of what happens when God’s voice proclaims seems like many storms and disasters we see around the world.  Got has the power to destroy us but if you look harder there are also many blessings and wondrous power.  God will divide “the flames of fire” just as God parted the seas to save Israel! 

            Water is one of those double meaning words as it means to be refreshed but also means danger and violence.  And that is true of water as the rains bless us and help grow the food we eat but it can also come as storms and floods which destroy.  But the floods can nourish the soil as it does in Egypt where the annual floods make the soil very rich.

            The voice of the Lord is part of the continuing creation we see around us.  Where evolution sees the change as proof of Darwinism and evolution the Bible reveals God is still active and working in His creation.  The evolving of animals to meet their circumstances is Biblical as we see in the drastic changes in people and nations as well as animals.  But the idea all was created through death is opposed by the Biblical view of a creation of life!

            To the Jews the temple was a set place where everyone had to go to so they could offer sacrifices but now each person is a temple and within them dwells the Holy Spirit.  As Christians we should see the working of our planet, the universe and even the storms of life and in awe declare the glory and wonder of God!  Not in fear but in love for the God who loved us first and died for us!

            When you see the storms of life do you react with fear or in worship of the might and glory of God?  Do you see creation as an act of death through evolution or through life by God’s power and love?

            We found out that the doctor’s office did not have us in the computer because of a computer glitch so we will go tomorrow on a fit in basis.  Still fell terrible and it seems as though it is hard to get an answer as always.  But God is so good and always sees us through.  On Wednesday I think of the dinners at First Jeff and the people there.  What a blessing it was to serve there even if we were there for less than two years.