KING OF KINGS FOREVER
Opening Prayer
King of all the Ages, you deserve all honor and praise. Thank you that you reign with love, with justice, and with mercy.
Read PSALM 93
Psalm 93
1 The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty;
the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;
indeed, the world is established, firm and secure.
2 Your throne was established long ago;
you are from all eternity.
3 The seas have lifted up, Lord,
the seas have lifted up their voice;
the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
4 Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier than the breakers of the sea—
the Lord on high is mighty.
5 Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;
holiness adorns your house
for endless days.
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Reflect
‘Majesty, worship his majesty: Unto Jesus be all glory honor and praise! Majesty, kingdom authority, flow from his throne…’ (Jack Hayford, 1981).This month we have looked at David, the former king; Adonijah, the would-be king; and Solomon, the newly appointed king. All of them are poor reflections of the real King described in these verses – the King over all the world and everything in it. The psalmist described a King like no other—like none who had reigned before, and like no one who would come after him. All others were and would be poor reflections of the real King in these verses.
God’s throne is eternal—there need be no fights of succession. He is King, he always was King, and he always will be. That gives security to us and to all creation (vv. 1, 5)—God does not change laws on the basis of a whim or a mood. His laws are fair and will stand forever.
God is all-powerful—he is clothed in majesty and armed with strength. He has the power to enforce his laws and to withstand any challenges to his authority. How would you define or picture majesty? What does God’s majesty mean in your everyday living?
How often is the sea mentioned in this psalm? To the ancient Jews, the sea could symbolize chaos and destruction. It is powerful and uncontrollable, but before the might of God the King, even the sea loses its power and is brought to worship (vv. 3, 4).
Apply
What things in your life or in the world seem powerful, chaotic, and destructive? You can bring these to God, recognizing that they are nothing before his great and mighty power.
Closing prayer
Forgive me Father, when I forget that there is nothing too hard for you and that you are not only able, but always ready to help me.
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