Ascribe...

Ascribe to the LORD, O 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 holiness.

David, Psalm 29:1-2

I read these verses this morning and they have reverberated in my soul all day.  That happens sometimes, a passage finds a crack in the weathered exterior of my heart and makes it's home in the forgotten deep places.  I feel strangely human in that moment, wonderfully alive.  In this Psalm David goes on to talk about the mysterious and powerful "voice of God."  I found myself envying David's intimate knowledge of God.  Not what God has done for him, but the beautiful way David knows God and in turn is known by Him.  There is such an authenticity to his "ascribing", unlike so much of the plastic Christianity I experience most of the time.  I was refreshed and grateful and at the same time a little scared recognizing that in so many ways life is completely out of my control.  Yet there is a sense of security in the presence of this God of "glory, strength, splendor, and holiness."

I recognize that the inerrancy of Scripture is a difficult proposition for some...but for me it has always been a comforting reality.  Nothing has been as transformational in my life as God's Written Word.  It is that transformation that is my "apologetic".  There are volumes of finely crafted arguments, but for me it all boils down to the undeniable impact the Written Word has had on my life.  And this morning it happened again.  No formula, no system, just a sweet reminder that He is here, He is in control, and He is mindful of me.