Seize the Moment – Day 1213
Our God Reigns!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Thursday, July 13.
Do you need to be reminded that God is still on the throne? When life feels out of control and evil seems to be getting its way in the world, there is a truth that I return to – “Our God Reigns!” More than a song, this is a profound truth from today’s psalm on which to build your life and find your peace.
Psalm 93:1-2 declares this unchanging truth for our everchanging circumstances, “The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the Lord has clothed and girded Himself with strength; indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved. Your throne is established from of old; You are from everlasting.” These verses teach three characteristics about God:
- He is majestic. God is “clothed with majesty” means that He is resplendent in all His glory – “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come” (Revelation 4:8).
- He is powerful. God has “girded himself with strength” describes how He can do what He says He will do! Unlike earthly rulers who make power plays, God is the Sovereign – “He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:17).
- He is immutable. God’s “throne has been established from of old; You are from everlasting” demonstrates how God is the cornerstone on which all of creation has been built (Psalm 18:31; Genesis 1). He does not change in His character nor waver in His purposes – “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8).
Seize the moment and pray Psalm 93, meditating upon Jesus’ ministry of intercession at the right hand of the Father (Romans 8:34) – “far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come” (Ephesians 1:21; cf. Philippians 2:9-11; 1 Peter 3:22).
God bless you!
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