Year 5, Day 192: Psalm 46-47

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Discipleship Focus: King

• King: This is the pinnacle of the Kingdom Triangle.  When we look towards God’s position in the universe, we acknowledge that He is an omnipotent king.  Authority comes from Him.  Power comes through His authority.  He is looking for representatives for His kingdom.

Today we have two psalms that really speak to the nature of God as king.  In Psalm 46, we hear about the king who is able to protect us.  We hear about the king who is able to speak and have the earth obey Him.  We hear about the king that outlasts the human kings of this world and their schemes.  This is the nature of God.  He is forever.  He always will be.  No matter what the people around us plan and scheme, God will outlast them.  Given that perspective, what is better: serving the king who will be around forever or some human agenda that will run its course and then end?

In Psalm 47 we also hear about God as King, but this psalm is from a different perspective.  Here we listen about the greatness of God and why it should lead to our praise of His name.  We hear the psalmist praising God’s kingship because He uprooted the Canaanites and gave their land to the Hebrew people.  If God is king, then we should trust in His ability to provide what we truly need.  He need not provide every desire of our heart, of course.  But He will provide our needs.  And as we hear about in this psalm, when the Lord does provide because He is king then we should give praise to His name.

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