Flexed Muscles

Someone flexed their muscles and took down some buildings.

Someone else flexes their muscles and builds a new building.

Flexed muscles make a speech on how to fix the nation and others flex their muscles in disagreement.

Nations flex. Unions flex. Bosses flex. Athletes flex. Spouses flex. I flex.

Everyone attempts to show how much power they have. Then a river rises and reveals how little we all really have. A virus shows up and exposes hidden weakness. A limitation is found and strength can’t be seen anymore.

I’m struck this morning with the arrogance of humanity and the frailty of humanity. It’s all over the news. “Terrorists will not defeat us!” “Fire displaces 100,000 people.”

In 30 second soundbites we proclaim how powerful and resilient we are, and how limited and helpless.

The Psalmist knew about flexing. He watched it. He was in awe.

Psalm 29
1 Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.

3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.
5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning.
8 The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
10 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
11 The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.

Believers, let’s let God do the flexing.

In awe,

Pastor Dave Tweet