The Voice of the Lord - Psalms 27-29

Psalms 29:5-9 (ESV Strong's)
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf,
and Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth
and strips the forests bare,
and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

The Voice of the Lord

There was an old television ad designed to promote a brokerage firm, E.F.Hutton.  The firm is long gone now, but the ad might have a tag line that was one of the most famous of all tag lines.   The scene for the ad would always be the same: A large group of people traveling, or walking down the street or gathering somewhere. Two actors would be talking about the fear of their investments and then one of them would suddenly say, “Well, my broker is E.F.Hutton, and E.F.Hutton says ...”.   When that line was stated the entire cast of characters would stop and listen.  They would be on the edge of their seat to hear what E.F.Hutton told this poor soul.    That very long, silent, “pregnant pause” would be followed by a voice over saying, “When E.F.Hutton talks, people listen!”    That would be the end of the ad and everyone would get back to their favorite show.   The point of the ad was that people should pay attention to E.F.Hutton if they want to have financial security.  

In the above Psalms we read that there is really only one voice that should, could and would do that for us.   It is the voice of God.   God’s voice is the voice, that would heard, causes birth to take place.   God’s voice breaks down a forest.  God’s voice causes the storms of life.   God’s voice is powerful.  It has the power, authority and healing power nothing else can compare to.  The writer of Hebrews said it this way:

Hebrews 4:12-13 (ESV Strong's)
12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

Listen to God’s Voice.   When God’s Voices people should listen ...