# 7. 2018 Dev. Ps. :11. God’s Peace! Read all of Ps 29. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Psalm 29:11 “The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.”
Ps. 29 is a hymn/prayer praising the God of creation and is the central theme of this series of Palms 25-33.
Verses 1, 2 is the introduction: “Ascribe to the Lord (attribute to the Lord) you heavenly beings. Later NIV translations, “O mighty ones”. David is calling all of God’s creation to stand in awe of the Lord (Yahweh) of His strength, His glory, His splendor and at His name.
Verses 3-9 is the main body of the Psalm. Here is described the most powerful events in nature attributed to the voice of the Lord. Massive thunderstorms and lightning strikes, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes and volcanic action. “And in his temple all cry ‘Glory”. We see these advents as “acts of God” as the conclusion indicates. Yet this raises serous questions.
What about about the damage to the earth, to personal property and death to people, is all that attributed to the voice of God? What about global warming?
We have had an unusual number of devastating storms this year, how do we come to grips with the reality of the damage? These are difficult questions but the answer is simple.
The first thing we must not forget is that God is sovereign, He has complete power and complete control over nature. The second thing we must not forget is that Satan is the one who brings misery to this earth and to people, he is hell bent on destroying what God has created. The third thing we must not forget is that God has control over Satan, he can do nothing without God’s permission. The fourth thing we must not forget is that God’s plans our not our plans, His purposes are not our purposes. Humans are not able to understand God’s ways but we do understand His love as expressed in His voice, the Son of God, Jesus Christ!
Therefore, we are able to understand the conclusion of this Psalm. Verses 10,11 “The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever. The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.” It is by faith that we know that God has a good plan for our lives and peace as He prepares us for service in heaven! Praise be to our Lord God!
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