Psalm 29:1-2 “Give unto the Lord, O you mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due His name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.”
We should give to God the best part of our lives, not just the leftovers of our days. The first moments of each day, as much as possible, we should give to the Lord. We should worship Him with our rising thoughts and words, for His glory is above the heavens and He is worthy of our praise and thanksgiving.
Psalm 29:3 “The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thunders: the Lord is upon many waters.”
The first aspect of the above verse is the inexplicable fact that when people are sick or having troubles, they often go to the seaside and sit by the beach and listen to the calming effects of the waves as they break upon the shore. In their search for comfort, for answers, for solace, people often seek out a lonely spot on an isolated beach to walk with their thoughts and hear the "voice of the Lord upon the waters."
The second aspect is that the psalmist may in fact be reminiscing over the creation event found in Genesis 1.
Genesis 1:1-3 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”
In the above verses we find God the Father sending forth His Spirit to create through His spoken Word, or Voice. We see the Father, the Son, which was the Word or Voice Who later became flesh in Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, which God sent to move upon the face of the waters.
All throughout the first chapter of Genesis we see God
speaking the creation into existence. God spoke and it was so. “And God said,”
in other words, God’s spoken Word was the medium of creation.
In Genesis 3:8, when God walks in the Garden of Eden,
He is called, “the voice of the Lord God.” Adam and Eve heard “the voice of the
Lord God walking in the garden.” The “God body” that appeared to Adam and Eve
walking in the garden was the Voice of the Lord God, or the Word of the Lord
God. The Gospel of John clarifies who that Word was and is.
John 1:1-3 “In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with
God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that
was made.”
John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh and dwelt
among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father
full of grace and truth.”
Jesus Christ is the Word of God who walked with Adam and Eve
in the garden in some sort of “God body.” Jesus was the creating force of the
universe with God the Father and the Holy Spirit and later became flesh by His
natural birth through Mary.
The Apostle Paul writes similarly.
Colossians 1:15 “(Jesus) is the image of the
invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: for by Him were all things
created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible,
whether they be thrones or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things
were created by Him, and for Him: and He is before all things, and by Him all
things consist.”
In the book of Hebrews we find a parallel
statement.
Hebrews 1:1-4 “God, who at sundry times and in
diverse manners spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, has in
these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all
things, by whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory,
and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of
His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand
of the Majesty on high, being made so much better than the angels, and has by
inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.”
Jesus is and was the creating “Voice of the Lord” we find in
Genesis and in the Psalms and who spoke to the prophets in the Old
Testament.
Psalm 29:4 “The voice of the Lord is powerful; the
voice of the Lord is full of majesty.”
We need to hear His voice daily to have the confidence that
we are walking in the paths He desires for us. When we hear His voice, we have
peace, no matter what circumstances we are facing. Hearing His voice has a
powerful effect upon us.
Isaiah 55:3a “Incline your ear, and come unto Me:
hear, and your soul shall live.”
Hearing His voice gives us the peace that passes all
understanding. When we are anxious and pour out our soul unto the Lord in
prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, God promises to hear us and answer
our prayer. He may not answer as we wish, but He promises to send us the peace
we need to face whatever situation we are in. His voice is powerful and hearing
His voice personally causes us to experience a peace from God that is beyond
human understanding.
Psalm 29:5-6 “The voice of the Lord breaks the
cedars; yea, the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon. He makes them also to skip
like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.”
God’s voice is over all of nature. By Him all things consist
and are held together.
Psalm 29:7 “The voice of the Lord divides the flames
of fire.”
Isn’t it interesting that we like to sit in front of a fire
and watch the flames. We are mesmerized by how the flames are divided in the
fire. It’s God’s voice that divides the flame within the fire. Again, we see
God upholding all things by the word of His power.
Psalm 29:8-9 “The voice of the Lord shakes the
wilderness; the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord
makes the hinds to calve, and discovers the forests: and in His temple does
every one speak of His glory.”
God is the one who brings forth new life. Apostle Paul in Acts
17:28a said, “For in Him we live and move and have our being.”
Psalm 29:10 “The Lord sits upon the flood; yea, the
Lord sits King forever.”
Some scholars believe David is referring back to the Genesis
Flood and God’s judgment on the world at that time. But David may very well be
inferring a future judgment, where God or Jesus will bring the world into
submission to His will and finally sit as King forever.
Psalm 29:10 “The Lord will give strength unto His
people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.”
But in order to receive the strength and peace that we need,
it is necessary for us to “Come unto Him.” In Isaiah we read,
Isaiah 40:29-31 “He gives power to the faint; and to
them that have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and
be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: but they that wait upon the
Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they
shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Jesus communicates the same message in the Gospel of Matthew.
Matthew 11:28-30 “Come unto Me, all ye that labour
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn
of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your
souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.”
The Apostle Paul has the same formular. He says,
Philippians 4:7-8 “Be careful (or anxious) for
nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let
your request be known unto God. And the peace of God that passes all
understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ.”
In the psalms we read,
Psalm 119:165 “Great peace have they which love Your
law: and nothing shall offend them.”
In another place in Isaiah, we see its meditating on Jesus
that gives us peace or rest of mind.
Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep him in perfect peace whose
mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”
The strength is there. The power is there. The peace is
there, but we need to do our part and come unto Jesus. We need to take time
with Him. We need to take time with Jesus, today. If we read His word, if we get
alone with Him, if we pour out our hearts in prayer, if we thank Him for His
many blessings; He promises to answer and supply all our needs. But He’s
waiting on us to come unto Him.
Please, don’t tarry with the chores and duties of life, and
the preoccupations of the day. Choose the better part. Choose to take time
alone with God, early before the day starts, if possible. With Him, you’ll find
the strength, and power, and peace you need to carry on the tasks set before
you. He’ll give you the strength, and power, and peace you need. It's a promise.
Just come unto Him!
Prayer: Jesus, I really don’t know how to approach You. I
don’t know how to “Come unto You.” Help me in my feeble efforts, my feeble
attempts. Help me as I pour out my problems and worries to you in prayer. I
thank you for my many blessings. Please hear my prayer and draw me closer to
You. Help me to learn more of You and become Your child and follower. In Jesus’
name, I pray. Amen.
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