Friday, September 20, 2013

Wrapped In Majesty

In Psalm 93 the psalmist tells us that God is clothed, or literally wrapped, in majesty, which means greatness or great things, like strength. His throne is from everlasting, which means He has always been King. When he speaks of the floods being lifted up, literally this rivers or/of prosperity and all that is associated with it. The waves here refer to the sounds associated with that. If you stop and think, rivers have a noise associated with the flow of water, and with prosperity can come noise as well. The psalmist goes on to say that God is mightier that the noise of many waters. God is mightier than anything that can distract us, whether those distractions are good or evil. He ends by saying that the things that testify of God are very certain and holiness is God’s house forever.

God created everything. Scriptures tell us that the creation that He gave man charge and authority over are one of the things that testify of Him. In Psalm 22:3 it says literally that He sits on our praise. When I think of that I see God picking up His throne, sitting it on top of our praises to Him, and sitting down to listen happily to His kid’s singing in the school choir presentation to Him. In this He is very pleased. He is that loving, all powerful and gentle Dad, coming to hear His kids whom He loves and in whom He is pleased. As a parent, I know what it is like to go see my kid’s classes sing at some event, and it doesn’t matter the quality of the singing, what matters is that I love them and want to see them over and over. This is how God sees us, and through the blood of Yeshua (Jesus) He sees us holy.

Now, wrap that all in strength and great things – wrap that in majesty – and that is the God we serve. Praise God!

Prayer
Father, we praise You! You are the King from everlasting. We love to have You come and sit to hear us sing Your praises. Thank You for being a loving, forgiving, kind Dad. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.