Greetings:
In Psalm 29 we read a powerful message about the glory and strength of God.
David mentions 'the voice of the Lord' to hammer home the theme of this Psalm multiple times. This psalm shows us that the same God, who has power over all things, is the same God who takes care of his people – you and me.
Psalm 29:11 (The Amplified Bible) reads: "The Lord will give [unyielding and impenetrable] strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.
The Lord can give us unmatched strength when we need it, when we are weak and when we are overwhelmed. The Lord can help us through any and every circumstance.
This same God who has power over the chaotic waters is the one who can give us peace in this chaotic world that we live in. We can have wholeness, settled calm and experience in life.
The late Rev. Billy Graham once wrote, “How do we find peace with God? We must stop fighting! We must surrender! We must serve! Of course, these steps will be motivated by faith and mingled with love. Having found peace with God, next we experience the peace of God. This peace of God is not a mere abstraction advocated by preachers and theologians. Thousands of people can witness that they have actually experienced the peace of God and have found it wonderfully adequate for this present day. For He is our peace.”
Almost the entire psalm is talking about how God is powerful over all the earth. He conquers the trees and the mountains and the desserts and the weather. Specifically, these are the things that we cannot conquer and that, typically, are intimidating and threatening to us as humans. We see God crushing all these things that can crush us. But then, at the very end, we see this powerful force being turned and dealt with us with such kindness, imparting his own strength and peace to us.
Be blessed.
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