A study on Leadership

Psalm 29

“Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.   Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of His^[a] holiness.  The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.  The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic.  The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.  He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, Sirion,^[b] like a young wild ox.  The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning.  The voice of the Lord shakes the desert; the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord twists the oaks^[c and strips the forests bare.  And in his temple, all cry, “Glory!”  The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever.  The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.”

Over many years on planet earth, I have studied leadership; what is required being a leader?  David, in this Psalm, is leading the people of Israel to acknowledge and is referring to them as sons of God.  He also was talking about the angels who have access to God in heaven, and how we must learn to recognize the voice of God, and His holiness.  David understood that God has many attributes and holiness is the foundation of them.

God is a mighty warrior, and David is telling how one can see that power in His voice, there is no area that He is not over and in charge.  All of nature yields to the voice of God, and David gives the example of a deer giving birth.

David is telling the people that peace and contentment are only found in God, and we can listen and acknowledge God’s voice and receive a blessing, or not do so and receive discipline.  Never have I seen this played out more than now in our nation, and one will always reap what they sow.

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice