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Hebrews 9-10; Psalm 29

One fun thing about my husband’s job is hearing his excitement over working with different and unique species of wood. I see his eyes light up and my rather introverted husband becomes a regular chatterbox when discussing wood. You see, he works for a company that imports exotic wood from literally all over the world. I won’t forget how excited he was the day he worked with actual Lebanon Cedars. First off, he said they smelled like freshly baked peach pie when they were first cut. Also, they were quite massive! It helped make certain verses of scripture come to life for him when he saw the famed Cedars of Lebanon in person.

In our Psalm today, David writes about God’s power, particularly over nature. I’m not the most well-traveled girl, but I’ve gotten around a bit. Some of the parts of God’s creation I have seen have taken my breath away and reminded me just how powerful and mighty He is. I’ll never forget the awe I felt on a whale-watching excursion, surrounded by a pod of whales during feeding time and a humpback whale breached right in front of us. I’m pretty sure every person on that boat said “Whoa!!” Seeing the Grand Canyon with my family for the first time and realizing we were just viewing a portion of it. Traveling (or attempting to travel) along a normally large river right after we had a hurricane, followed by a massive tropical storm and witnessing the incredible flooding that followed those events. Being in the Canadian Rockies and taking in the majesty of those mountains and the pristine blue waters of glacial lakes. I’m sure you have your own list of sights that have caused you to be in awe of God’s creation.

Reading today’s psalm reminded me that the God whose voice can “break the cedars,” “thunders over the mighty waters,” and “shakes the desert” also cares about every detail of my life and gives me strength and peace.
Rachel Craig

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