God, my God, I can't thank you enough!

I didn't get a chance to read yesterday (I hate it when that happens), so I caught up this morning. And as usual there was so much good stuff that I wrote a couple of pages in my journal, but I'll try to sum it up here.
Yesterday's readings were so much about God's Words and His power. Matthew 24:35 "Heaven and earth will disappear, but my Words will never disappear." NLT So comforting to me. When all else is gone, the Creator's Words still exist - and it was His Word that spoke everything into being.
Psalm 29 in the Message is all about God's "thunder", His voice. "...thunders across the water; brilliant...God's thunder tympanic, God's thunder symphonic." Mountain ranges skipping like colts, God's thunder spitting fire, trees dancing because of His thunder. And we cry "Glory! God makes His people strong. God gives His people strength." As I read the Psalm I was mesmerized by His power. The Psalmist uses such strong words, such beautiful words, I could feel the tympanic, symphonic resonance of them in my heart, as though it was beating in tandem with them. But I was frightened, too. It felt as though someone was shaking their finger at me saying, "This is what happens to people who displease God. All this power is directed at you, so watch it!" I felt as though I was being scolded. I felt a jolt of surprise then, when I got to the end "...we call out Glory!" Oh! I get it! My fear shouldn't be for me. It should come from respect for His power. It should come because "God makes His people strong; God gives His people peace". All of that power, all of that thunder He gives to us. What can harm me? Truly, nothing. Even perceptions of harm must be just that - perceptions. He will reveal the truth of that perception when the time is right.

Today's Psalm is a balm to my soul. I shout "You did it! You did it! You've turned my night of mourning into thanksgiving - for You, for Christ, for the Holy Spirit! For your Word, which brings me such comfort as it thunders across my conciousness. It turns hopelessness to strength; darkness to light; fear to courage. I'm beginning to get a glimpse of what Your Kindgom is about and my place in it. 'God my God, I can't thank you enough.' (Msg)".

I pray that God's thundering Word speaks to you today!