February 05, 2018
Everyone in this world that God has created hears God's voice. But most do not recognize it as such. And most do not—upon hearing His voice—give Him the glory He deserves.
Men call it nature. The Bible calls it GOD.
DAVID HEARD THE VOICE
Seven times in Psalm 29, the Psalmist, David, speaks of the ""voice of the Lord"" speaking through the mighty things we see and hear happening around us. David heard God's voice in the thunder, the lightning, the earthquake, the storms.
He heard God's voice in the temple where everything around him was shouting, ""Glory!""
He heard and saw God as he realized God was sovereign over everything. That ""the Lord sits as King forever.""
And He saw God as the One who was ""giving strength to His people"" and blessing His people with the gift of peace. He recognized the Source behind what He was experiencing personally and what His people were experiencing.
THE ONLY PROPER RESPONSE
... is seen in the opening lines of this Psalm.
Ascribe to the Lord, O sons of the mighty, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due to His name; worship the Lord in holy array. (Psalm 29:1-2)
To ""ascribe"" means to give, or to ""attribute as to the cause."" It is to recognize who is the rightful Creator and author of these things. We are to so understand the voice of God around us that we realize He is the cause behind it all.
And then there is but one response: ""Worship the Lord in the majesty of holiness."" We are to let His voice draw us to bent knees, lifted hands, raised voices, surrendered lives in true worship. And if we are hearing Him all day, we will be worshiping Him every hour!
Lord, You will be speaking all around me today. Through the sun, moon, and stars; through the wind and rain; through every flower and tree. You are already speaking to me this very morning through your Word and Spirit. I hear you as I am praying to You and entering Your throne room. Awaken my spiritual senses to Your voice around me. Let me see You as the King today who sits over it all.
Let me not miss one syllable of Your mighty voice. And then, gracious Father, let me ascribe it all to you—not to some vain idol or human source. Let me not blindly miss the connection. And let me worship You all day as I should. Let me tell as many people as possible that You are speaking to us so they will worship You too. And, great Voice and King over all, thank You for speaking to us today in 10,000 ways!
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