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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.
Psalm 97
is a full-on kingship psalm. The psalm
starts continues the worship theme that we picked up yesterday in Psalm
96. But rather than a call to join in
the exultation, this psalm focuses us on God and His incredible nature. Let’s look at some of the things that the
psalmist says.
Righteousness
and justice is the foundation of His throne.
Fire goes out to consume all of His adversaries. He lights up the world. The earth and the sea tremble in His
presence. The mountains melt like wax
before Him. In other words, God is so
incredible that even creation is subdued in His presence. We, who cannot manage what little bit of God’s
creation we have encountered, are nowhere near comparable to God. He is King, we are not!
But it is
not just creation that is in awe in His presence. Humanity worships Him as well. Those who worship other gods are put to shame
in His presence. In fact, the psalmist
goes so far as to encourage the other gods to worship Him! Now that’s what it means to be the King of
the universe!
In the
end, we know justice and righteousness comes from Him. We know that only in the presence of the King
are we preserved and delivered. We
should rejoice indeed, because His name is holy.
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