The Storm

 Numbers 14-16; Mark 3 

“The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders…The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon…The voice of the Lord shake the desert; the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh…The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his peace with peace.”

Psalm 29:3, 5, 8, 11

The storms of God break, shake, humble, and level the proud and lofty. Those who know God in the storm worship and witness his power and glory. Like the eye of the storm, there is a place of peace in the presence of the Lord, while all around us is shaking. When God brings storms into our lives and circumstances, we are invited to worship, surrender our will, and confess our self-sufficiency and limited strength before him. In the storm, our perspective about ourselves, the things that have value, and even about God can shift. The voice of the Lord both creates the storms and brings peace.

Will we find the Lord in the storm?

“Lord God, your Word is powerful and humbling and it is my peace.”