Ascribe to the Lord

March 5

(Psalm 29:1-11 NIV) “Ascribe to the Lord, O mighty ones, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. {2} Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness. {3} The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters. {4} The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic. {5} The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. {6} He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox. {7} The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning. {8} The voice of the Lord shakes the desert; the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh. {9} The voice of the Lord twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, "Glory!" {10} The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever. {11} The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.”

The word “ascribe” is not used much today. It’s only used ten times in the entire NIV Bible. It means to attribute or assign. David’s heart was full of worship for the Lord. In Psalm 29 he ascribes glory, strength, splendor, and holiness to his God. He sees God as majestic and powerful. He calls on all those who consider themselves mighty, to bow down before the One who is “King forever”. One of our tasks as Christians is to think rightly about God -- to attribute to Him the glory due His name. It will be difficult to “ascribe” holiness, strength, splendor, majesty, and power to a God that we think of as our “buddy”. Jesus is indeed a friend of sinners, but let us remember: He is also the Holy One, enthroned for eternity as King of kings -- the One whose powerful voice can shake the Earth, bringing lightning, thunder, fire and flood. This is the Lord David knew. Do you know this God? -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day