Worship The Lord In The Splendor

Of His Holiness

Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.

The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.

The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic.

The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox.

The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning.

The voice of the Lord shakes the desert; the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.

The voice of the Lord twists the oaks and strips the forests bare.

And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever.

The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.

Psalm 29:12-11

There is a raw power with lightning bolts. Voltage? Percussion? Shock and awe! The earth and everything in it trembles and shakes. And then there is peace.

Lightning and thunder are symbols of God’s voice. “The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning…The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.” He gives strength to endure, to be patient, to be kind, to sit quietly, to get up and go, to do nothing at all.

May the God of peace be with you.

Faith connects our weakness to God’s strength.

Our Daily Bread – January 25, 2017