The Lord Reigns
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If you were to turn on the news, or look at the news on your phone.....
Ukraine War
Presidents actions of the week
The Previous President under scrutiny
Climate Change
Inflation
Power Bills
Shootings and public safety
It feels like hope is lost..... It seems unfixable.... It sounds hopeless.......
Psalm 93-100 bring us this message for moments such as this.... for all of Life.... from everlasting to everlasting....
The Lord Reigns..... God is still on His Throne.
1. The King Reigns
1. The King Reigns
Three of these psalms‘The LORD reigns’ (93:1; 97:1; 99:1). These are refered to as the Royal Psalms or Enthronement Psalms......
Great pomp and circumstance in the history of the world for the installation of Kings and (Presidents in the U.S.)..... But here in the Psalms...God is on His throne! He is King..... He was always on it, remained on it, and will always remain on it!
a. Over Creation
3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring.
4 Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty!
4 His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles.
5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.
6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.
All of Creation is under God’s control..... His established strength is above all of creation.
No real storm or spiritual storm is too deep for God to control!
Jesus, God’s son, King of Kings and Lord of Lords walked on the waters and silenced the storms!
b. Over every nation
2 The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.
Over every nation.... the response of every person is to tremble..... He is exalted over all the nations.
Nations of power in the history of the world.... the only response is to bow the knee and Kiss the ring of the king!
c. Above all gods
3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
4 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the Lord made the heavens.
Everyone makes idols that are worshipped over God. It is why it is included in the first 2 of the 10 commandments!
We are idol making factories!..... Anything that demands our hearts affection more than God is an idol.... anything that controls or effects our behavior and obedience is an idol.
Why does this matter?
No matter what happens..... God is still on His throne.
Missing the speed limit sign.... doesn’t mean the speed limit sign isn’t there
No matter how dark the night seems, there is a King on his throne.
God’s Kingdom...... Graeme Goldsworthy - God’s People in God’s Place under God’s rule.
God’s kingdom Graeme Goldsworthy
Adam and Eve - God’s People, God’s place..... God’s rule.....was the issue!
Goldsworthy Adam image
Are you under God’s rule?
This is how it will end in heaven.... last image from Goldsworthy
What is happening in your life right now? Can you say with shouts of affirmation.... The Lord Reigns?
The sovereignty of God (God is Reigning) is the pillow upon which you lay your head. - spurgeon
Because He is King..... He deserves Praise from us!
2. The King deserves praise
2. The King deserves praise
1 Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!
4 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the Lord made the heavens.
6 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
7 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!
9 Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”
11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
12 let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
13 before the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.
Psalm 96 (ESV)
1 Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!
4 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the Lord made the heavens.
6 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
7 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!
9 Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”
11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
12 let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
13 before the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.
4 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody!
6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!
God is worthy of endless praise - The word history of worship.... It is english term worthship that in our english language became worship. We give value and worth to something and we worship it because of it.
Things in life receive praise for what they are worth.
Sports Teams
Job performance
Family successes - birthdays..... anniversaries..... etc.
Conference or Camp -
The only monarch who ever deserved that man should fall down before him was a child of poverty, whose life was spent in teaching, and who died an ignominious death. - Martin Luther
12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”
God is Worthy as King.... Jesus is worthy as Savior and King!
Image of process of the kingdom - Goldsworthy
The Kingdom Pattern Established in Eden
The Kingdom Promised - Abraham and Moses
The Kingdom Foreshadowed - David and Solomon
The Kingdom at Hand - In Jesus Christ
The Kingdom Consumated - Return of Jesus
Practical application -
We come in this room each week to sing songs that point you to see.... Jesus is worthy.... you are not.
We read the Bible daily to say.... I need to hear from my King about what to do
We pray daily to say I need my King to lead me!
God deserves our praise because Jesus is King and he will come again.... and HE alone is worthy of eternal praise as the only man fully God that was God’s person in God’s place to remain under God’s rule without sin!
3. The King will return
3. The King will return
a. In equity
9 before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
4 The King in his might loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
b. With justice
13 before the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.
i. God’s enemies will face God’s wrath
ii. God’s people will receive his peace
Revelation 1:7 Revelation 22:12 Revelation 19..... Jesus came the first time as a suffering servant and will return a conquering King!
Conclusion - the Lord’s Supper
The Body Broken For Us -
The King gave his body to the point of death, His body broken for us!
5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,
6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,
7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,
10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
19 And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
The Blood Shed for us -
forgiveness of our sins
This meal eternal meal we will celebrate with Jesus in Heaven
5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
20 And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.
18 For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”