Psalm 29 Devotion

I like the way Psalm 29 ends: May the Lord give strength to the people of God and bless the people with peace. I suspect many of us have prayed something like that. “By the way, could you grant me some strength and peace?” We lack so much of it here. In fact, most of the psalm is about hearing the voice of the Lord in the storm. I am glad for the psalmist.

I think of other times where Scripture hears the voice of the Lord in a different way. Elijah was depressed, running away from an angry queen of Israel. As he stood near the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments, and received them in the midst of a storm and earthquake, Elijah experienced the storm as well. He did not hear God, however, until a gentle breeze came his way.

In another place, in Revelation 3:20, the risen Lord says that he will knock and speak. If anyone hears his voice, and opens the door, he will enter. When he does, he will have supper, an intimate meal.

In my life, I have heard the voice of the Lord far more like an intimate conversation than in the storms nature has brought my way. I am not making a judgment. I may be missing something. I admit that.

In either case, however, I suspect we are looking for the same thing. We want some strength and peace for the journey through a human life.