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Psalm 29

Psalm 29

3 God thunders across the waters,
Brilliant, his voice and his face, streaming brightness -
God, across the flood waters.
4 God's thunder tympanic,
God's thunder symphonic.
5 God's thunder smashes cedars,
God topples the northern cedars.

I like the imagery of thunder. Such a powerful and loud thing.
Even though God can dwell in the silence, we cannot forget that God can become loud and thunderous.

Something about it, as I was reading caught my attention.
God is louder than my problems.
God is louder than my worries.
God is louder than what I can produce.
God is louder than my barriers and thresholds.
God is louder than my sins.
God is louder than the 'impossibles' of my life.
His thunder claps through it all.

I love how the MSG version uses the word 'symphonic'.
It implies that it is beautiful and carefully crafted.
That it has the right timing, the right volume, and the right notes.
It's a reminder for myself that God has everything in its right timing.
That all of my desires and yearnings, even though slow, come at the right timing.

But slowly I've been trying to learn to relish each day.
I'm slowly letting go of only looking forward to the future.
Otherwise my life will only be marked about fantasizing about the future, rather than also enjoying the present.
So please Lord, help to enjoy, worship, and minister each day as well.
Thank you Lord that you are good.

In your name I pray. Amen.

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