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Discipleship Focus: Father, King
- Father: This is the pinnacle of the Covenant Triangle. God is the Father. He is the creator. He is love. Our relationship with the Father is rooted in His love for us. We get our identity through Him. When the Father is in our life, obedience becomes clear.
- 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.
I love the words of restoration found in this chapter. These are words spoken over the nations –
after the haughty and the proud are removed.
These are words spoken over all the people who come before God seeking
His salvation.
In this chapter, we hear words of peace and joy and love. It is the Lord who takes away our judgments
against us. He clears away our
enemies. He is in our midst. It is on account of Him that we shall not
fear our enemies. He saves us. He rejoices over us!
This one causes me to pause.
He rejoices over us. We sin. We rebel.
We chase after false gods. We
turn. We repent. He rejoices over us. How cool is that?
He quiets us with His love.
He sings over us. He gathers us
so that we no longer suffer reproach. He
deals with the oppressors. He tends the
lame and gathers the outcast. He changes
shame into praise. He brings us in. He restores our fortune.
I need to
hear those words today. It is so easy to
only see my failure and weakness. It should
be about Him and His work, not mine. He
is in control. He is the mighty one. He is powerful. The world rests in His hands, not mine. Thanks be to God! He is King of the world, as it should
be. He is our forgiving Father, as we
need Him to be.
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