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1 The Lord is king, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed, he is girded with strength. He has established the world; it shall never be moved; 2 your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting. 3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring. 4 More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters, more majestic than the waves of the sea, majestic on high is the Lord! 5 Your decrees are very sure; holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore. (Psalm 93 New Revised Standard Version)
Happy Thursday, ConCafe Family! May the fullness of life enter into your spirit, heart, and mind, and equip you for fullness of service to the King of Kings, King Jesus! And may you, dear Reader, be one of God's most effective servants in all you set out to do as directed by God!
It amazes me to think that the shepherd king of Israel felt what he felt, saw what he saw, and wrote down those images that God placed in him, to give us a glimpse of majesty and power from on high. In keeping with this Sunday's Christ the King theme, this psalm closes out the passages in an awesome way. Nellie read recently a story about Queen Elizabeth going to an event there in London and almost was denied admittance into the event because the person at the door did not recognize her! That, of course, seems almost funny (And probably now that person can laugh again!). But she was gracious about it and laughed it off. The Queen is a fancy dresser, but nothing compared to the royal trappings with which she dresses for national events; no one would mistake her on her throne or addressing or knighting someone; she is dressed as a monarch. I cannot begin to image what God wears, but the psalmist saw God robed in majesty, and repeats robed again, and his robe is girded with strength. The One who created and ordered and watches the earth has all power! The world is not going anywhere without Him! God's throne knows no beginning nor end; for God's realm is everlasting. All of creation joins in on their praises of God; and above all them is God Himself; all that God decrees and declares, are sure promises from Him; and God's home is bathed in holiness; from now until evermore.
Nowhere is this illustrated better than in the lives of the disciples and their gradual transformation from regular ordinary men with vocations that most people knew and were familiar with, into the supernaturally charged disciples charged by Jesus to become fishers of people. What they saw, experienced, and heard, changed them forever. The list is too long to list here of the miracles they saw; but suffice it to say the saw they ancient words of the prophets become realities right before their very eyes. The deaf could hear, the blind could see, the lame could walk, even the dead raised from their graves; they heard the powerful voice of God declare that Jesus was His Son; and at the start of that last week of Jesus' life on earth they saw Jesus mount a donkey and ride into Jerusalem as a king with shouts of "Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!" and then saw the way He was placed on trial, found guilty, nailed to a cross, saw Him die, saw Him buried and three days later, witness that He lived again! And for fifty days after, they spent time with Him and finally saw Him ascend into Heaven. Truly, they believed, and proclaimed, that He, Jesus, was Lord, Savior, Messiah, and King. And one day, He's coming back, to take us with Him.
PRAYER: Loving God, fulfill Your plans for our lives in the directions You only can provide to us. Make us ready, holy, and prepared, to serve You and make great Your name; in Christ Jesus we pray, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord! Show others the fullness of life in all you say, think, and do.
Receive my blessings of hope, love, joy, and peace!
Pastor Eradio Valverde
