God Promises You Will Hear His Voice

Psalms 29:3-9 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters. 4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. 5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox. 7 The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning. 8 The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”  
 
YOU know a thunderstorm’s power. David, the psalmist, wants you to know God’s voice is as evident as that power. He uses the path of a thunderstorm moving from the Mediterranean Sea eastward across the Lebanon mountains to illustrate God’s voice. These mountains are about 10,000 feet tall. Many forests of tall, strong cedar trees grew there.
   God’s voice thunders over the waters. He speaks, and the mighty cedars shake, and some even break. Even animals give early birth to their young. God speaks, and his creation responds. As the angels watch the LORD’s awesome power, their appropriate response is, “Glory!”  
   The LORD wants you to respond, “Glory!” to his voice. Have you heard him beckon you to himself: Matthew 4:19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” Have you heard his voice call you to salvation? John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
   Perhaps the LORD’s voice direct you to serve? John 13:14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. 16 I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.”
   Does the LORD’s voice cause your heart to fear his justice? Matthew 25:31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.” 
   Does the LORD’s voice stir your heart to love him? 1 John 4:9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
   Does the LORD’s voice cause you to cry, “Glory!” Luke 2:11 “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”  
   Each day – and perhaps in each hour – God speaks what you need to know. His Bible, his people and his faithful church help you know what he is saying to you. Salvation is his message. “Glory!” is your praise to him. You can help others hear his voice, too.