God's Voice

Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness. The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire. The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord makes deer give birth and strips the forest bare, and in His temple all cry, "Glory!" The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits enthroned as King forever. May the Lord give strength to His people! May the Lord bless His people with peace! Psalm 29:1-11 (emphasis mine)

Dear Friends,

As I write, Hurricane Michael is pummeling the southeast coast. I'm praying for all those affected.

Psalm 29 is a poetic hymn about a storm, and how God is present in the storm. Storms can be scary and destructive. But God is there in the middle of storms to sustain and help us. The world was created just by Him speaking it into existence. There is such power in His voice. And, of course, one of Jesus' names is the Word of God. Jesus IS the Word of God. This psalm begins with a call to praise. It then describes God's power over nature and people. It ends with a prayer of strength and peace to be given to His people. I think this psalm is beautiful. And God's power just resonates throughout it. He is more powerful than any storm. And He will work His purpose through any storm's destruction. We live in a fallen world. But our God is supreme; and He is good.

For the page, I used a new Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps set called Thrill of Hope. This set was just perfect to make a landscape that represents the trees, water and deer spoken of in the psalm. I also used three alpha sets: Shake It Off Caps, Shake It Off Lowercase, and Bitty Minnie Alpha. The background and images were done with distress inks. You can get these inks on the SNSS website as well as the sponge daubers I used to apply the background ink! I used a white pen to detail the letters.

May you experience God's strength and peace, my friends. Andrea