I wonder what or who comes to mind for you when I mention “the Voice.” Some might think of Whitney Houston. Others, Steve Perry or Frank Sinatra. Of course, it’s also the name of a reality TV singing contest. The show started in September 2010 as “The Voice of Holland” in the Netherlands. But just seven months later, in April 2011, “The Voice” had become an American TV series. It’s now been through 28 seasons.
But memorable as these voices are, my hope for us this morning as we turn to Psalm 29 is that we’d encounter the Voice that makes Whitney Houston and Steve Perry and Blake Shelton and Snoop Dogg seem tiny and trivial.
My prayer this morning is that you might begin to hear the voice of God in a fresh and deeper way. I understand this church is focusing on Bible reading in 2026. I hope that Psalm 29 might help us to tremble at God’s word and be newly amazed at the access we have to his thunderous voice. Like Isaiah 66:1–2:
Thus says the Lord: . . . This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.
I want to tremble with fear and great joy at the voice of the Lord, and I want you to join me.
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