"I relieved your shoulder of the burden; your hands were freed from the basket. In distress you called, and I rescued you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Hear, O my people, while I admonish you; O Israel, if you would but listen to me! There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not bow down to a foreign god. I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

Psalm 81:6-10

A storm overshadowed Israel as they passed through the Red Sea. Its thunder spelled doom for the Egyptians but deliverance to God’s people. Each resounding clap was the comforting voice of a Father speaking to His children.

When Jesus foretold His death, He called on His Father to glorify His name. A voice answered from heaven saying, "I have both glorified it and will glorify it again." To the crowd, it sounded like thunder.

Are you in trouble? Cry out to God in your sorrow and distress. You may not hear the thunder roll, but it will reverberate through the heavens once again as He answers you. God will speak comfort to you heart and deliver you from your fears.

Those who trust in God find comfort in His power.

Our Daily Bread – December 28, 2004