The Voice of the Lord
February 26th, 2007
Kristin
Psalm 29:3-5
“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.”
What power! What might in the Lord’s voice! These verses remind me of the story of Elijah in the cave (1 Kings 19). The Lord told Elijah to go out and stand on the mountain for the presence of the Lord was about to pass by. Elijah listened and watched as a powerful wind came, then an earthquake, and next a fire. But the Lord wasn’t in any of these. “After the fire came a gentle whisper.” (vs. 12) The same God whose voice “breaks and twists cedars” chooses to come to us in a “gentle whisper”.
Listen. Don’t miss it. He speaks to us but we must listen for his voice with intent like Elijah. The noise of the world continually increases in volume. We live in an age where voices, noises, visuals overwhelm us, distract us, confuse us, and overload our senses relentlessly.
This is why it is vital I take time to “go to the mountain”. I must go somewhere quiet and alone as Jesus did often to sit and talk with his Father; to get away from everything and sit intently at the Lord’s feet. When I seek his face and listen for his gentle whisper, I hear it. This is why journaling is such a great tool. It gets me away. It gets me alone. It gets me in God’s word and it gets me to stop and listen.
Abba,
It’s so amazing that you, the God of the universe, sit here beside me each morning. You are here waiting with no expectation except to just be with me: talk, share, laugh, and cry. Oh, no greater joy is found than sitting in the presence of the Lord. Thank you for coming faithfully to meet with me. Thank you for not only being my savior, but also being my friend.