Thoughts on Psalms 18: 7-15
Why does God seem so frightening?
The psalmist has an extremely high view of God’s ability to respond mightily to the believer’s plea for help. He uses poetic language to describe the indescribable – Gods’ almighty power. God sounds frightening because He is. When God acts to help someone prevail over injustice, the energy God expends will be much more frightening than the victim’s adversary.
While God's omnipotent power is awesome, the believer can be assured that God acts on our behalf, not against us. The forcefulness of God's intervention may be like a hurricane, affecting everyone around, but the intention is always to rescue the faithful believer from sin and suffering.
The psalmist has an extremely high view of God’s ability to respond mightily to the believer’s plea for help. He uses poetic language to describe the indescribable – Gods’ almighty power. God sounds frightening because He is. When God acts to help someone prevail over injustice, the energy God expends will be much more frightening than the victim’s adversary.
While God's omnipotent power is awesome, the believer can be assured that God acts on our behalf, not against us. The forcefulness of God's intervention may be like a hurricane, affecting everyone around, but the intention is always to rescue the faithful believer from sin and suffering.
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