GOD'S VOICE
Today's reading: Psalm 27-29

"...The voice of God echoes above the sea. The glory of God thunders. The Lord thunders over the mighty sea. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord splits the mighty cedars; the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon...The voice of the Lord strikes with lightning bolts. The voice of the Lord makes the desert quake; the Lord shakes the deserts of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord twists mighty oaks and strips the forests bare..." Psalm 29

As I think about the voice of God this morning, I am oh so glad I have never had Him yell at me.

Correct me, yes.

Discipline me, yes.

Point out, very specifically, where I had gone wrong, yes.

But yell? Raise His voice? Shout at me? Never.

So to read this psalm, to consider what His voice can do? To think about all His voice commanded into being? To know the power and majesty in His words? To ponder the capacity of energy held in His speech?

I am humbled that He chooses to speak to me softly, gently and with love. I am in awe that He whispers to my heart. That He gives me gentle nudges. That He speaks quietly in my ear.

I grabbed my journal from my trip to Israel to make sure I had the quote right, our guide spoke these words while we stood on Mt. Carmel reading the account of Elijah in 1 Kings 18. The words spoke to my heart then, and even more so this morning...

'Earthquakes, fires and storms are the ways God chooses to speak to pagans. His quiet voice is what He uses to speak to His own.'