Flood Of
Peace!
"The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood,
and the Lord sits as King forever. The
Lord will give strength to His people;
the Lord will bless His people
with
peace."
Psalm 29: 10-11
We'll
hear Christians say,
“Don’t worry; God is still on His throne.”
But the word “still” could easily be deleted from
the
statement. “Still” implies the possibility that
God might one day not be on His throne.
The psalmist used imagery of God on His throne
and illustrated it with reference to the top disruptive
time in history: the Flood (Genesis 6–9). And some
interpreters see “Flood” as referring to troubles in
general, as in Psalm
29:3.
While “Flood” can refer to troubles in
the Old Testament,
the past tense “sat” suggests a reference to a flood in the
past, the Flood in Genesis. God was on His throne during
the Flood. Surely He is on His throne and ruling during all
of life’s “floods.”
Just as Paul promised in Philippians 4:6-7
(“the peace of God”) and 4:8-9 (“the God of
peace”), peace will be found when God is
ruling during life’s troubles.
Whatever “flood” you are going through right
now, remember: God is on His throne and will
be forever. Receive the blessing of His peace!
"Peace rules the day
when Christ rules
the
mind."
Unknown