GOD OF ALL
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Opening Prayer
Gracious Lord, thank you for the gift of this day, for this day when I am free to join with others in praising and worshiping you.
Read Psalm 24
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Psalm
Psalm 24
1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
2 for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false.
5 He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, O God of Jacob. Selah
7 Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty- he is the King of glory. Selah
Reflect
‘Oh, what a mystery—Meekness and majesty; Bow down and worship, For this is your God!’* On this Lord’s day, take time now to worship King Jesus.After the comforting, personal language of Psalm 23 (the Lord is my Shepherd), Psalm 24 starts with the camera zooming out as far as it can. Everything and everyone is in view as God’s rightful possession.
These two poles (the ‘intimacy’ of Psalm 23 and the ‘majesty’ of Psalm 24) must be held together in our walk with God. Neither must dominate. A too-intimate view could rob us of a sense of God’s all-encompassing power; too much focus on ‘out-there’ majesty could deny us a sense of God’s personal concern and care.
But today, majesty on a sheer grandiose scale is in view. God is all in all, the rightful owner of everything. ‘Our’ bodies, ‘our’ families, ‘our’ countries, ‘our’ workplaces, ‘our’ possessions are not ‘ours’ at all, but all are rightfully his.
There is, however, a twist in the tale. The victorious King of everything is not yet at home everywhere. Amazingly, God’s procession to inhabit all that he owns awaits our decision to open the doors (vv. 7, 9) and welcome him (see Revelation 3:20). That’s quite a responsibility!
Apply
Think through this list: your body, your home, your neighbors, your workplace, and your nation. How welcome is God in each? What might you be able to do to open a door for God in one or more of these areas?
Closing prayer
I praise you, King of Glory, for your majesty and thank you for giving your life for me. Help me to give all I am and have to serve you.
* Graham Kendrick, ‘Meekness and Majesty’, 1986
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