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 the deer give birth     and strips the forests bare,     and in his temple all cry, “Glory!” – Psalm 29:3-9 The voice of the Lord … Continue reading →

Lately I’ve thought about the first half of Paul’s epistle to the Romans, and how the development of Paul’s argument seems to parallel the progress of our walk with Jesus. Paul begins with describing the dire state of the unbeliever (chapters 1-3), then moves on to salvation (chapters 3-5), then to sanctification (chapters 6-8). Paul’s intention is that each one of us progress in life through to chapter 8; that we don’t get stuck in some earlier chapter (i.e. be satisfied with just being saved, or even be satisfied without salvation). If you’re like most Christians, you probably find living a righteous, God-honoring life to be a difficult, if not impossible, task. You may be in the habit of condemning … Continue reading →