The Voice of the Lord

Good morning, Five Minute Families. We hope you had an excellent holiday weekend whether you had a simple, quiet one at home or were able to join with some friends or family to celebrate. Ours was going to be with a small amount of extended family but even that got cancelled last minute due to the wonderful COVID-19 coronavirus. We made the most of it anyway and enjoyed ourselves despite the ever-changing plans. Ever-changing… That word makes me think. We are told to be flexible and to strive for excellence but also to accept whatever comes our way. That can be so very hard at times. Isn’t it nice to realize that God is NEVER-changing? To realize that while circumstances may alter around us often, we can have faith in God’s constancy. He is all-powerful and majestic. We never need to doubt that He will use all these things for His glory and our good. Psalm 29 tells us to give the Lord His glory and to worship the Lord in holy splendor. And, then the psalm goes on to describe God’s voice. When a physical, earthly storm rages, we can hear the power and majesty of our earth. Yet, we need to look at the power and majesty of the Creator of those weather storms – so much more than the storms themselves. We must remember when a spiritual or circumstantial storm rages around us that God’s voice is powerful and imposing through it all. We read that the Lord’s voice: Is over the waters… the many waters. Do you ever feel like you are drowning? That you just can’t seem to catch your breath long enough for the next wave to come crashing? The Lord’s voice: Breaks the cedars of Lebanon… those are REALLY, REALLY big trees that are normally 30-60 feet wide but can reach up to 80 feet wide. The Lord’s voice: Flashes forth flames of fire… He can light up the sky and set the world on fire with the power of the lightning. The Lord’s voice: Shakes the wilderness… do you feel shaken sometimes by the enormity of what God is doing, what He has done, or has called you into doing? The wind can be so powerful in a storm, the trees