PSALM 29

Sometimes God speaks in thunder and trumpet sound as He did when Moses led the Israelites to Mt Sinai. Other times God speaks in the whisper of the wind as He did to Elijah after the defeat of the prophets of Baal. In the New Testament, we read of at least one occurrence when God spoke and some heard thunder (see John 12:29).

We agree with the New Testament author who wrote: [I]n these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son.” (Hebrews 1:1–2, HCSB).

I wonder though. If God were to speak as the psalmist describes in Psalm 29 how would I respond? The psalmist describes God’s voice as powerful enough to be heard above the raging floodwaters, strong enough to destroy entire forests, capable of causing entire groups of people to react, potent enough to cause animals to give birth, and forceful enough to eliminate the woodlands.

The psalmist isn’t describing God’s voice. Rather he describes the result of God’s voice. Maybe we should stop seeking to hear the voice of God, listen more carefully to what He has already spoken and let His all-powerful word once for all delivered and ask ourselves, what has changed in my world because of the word God has spoken?