THE ONE REALLY IN CHARGE

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In Christ, Mark

The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.

Your procession, God, has come into view, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary. In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the young women playing the timbrels. Praise God in the great congregation; praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel. There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them, there the great throng of Judah’s princes, and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.

Summon Your power, God; show us Your strength, our God, as You have done before. Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, kings will bring You gifts. Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war. Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush will submit herself to God.

Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord, to Him who rides across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens, who thunders with mighty voice. Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the heavens. You, God, are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.

Praise be to God!

Psalm 68:24-35

This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

We have spent the past months watching a campaign where two men vie for the position of President of the United States. Each will tell you that he is the right man to lead this country and bring it to great prosperity, solving the country’s woes and giving the American people a better life. Each will also not hesitate to bash the other one at every opportunity, investing time degrading their opponent in an attempt to deter us from casting our vote their way.

I don’t know about you but I’m just ready to get it all over with. It’s amazing how much our nation can be so polarized and enthusiastic over two political candidates and forget who is really in charge.

For regardless of how this election comes out, God is still on His throne. He is still the King of kings, the Lord of lords, and the President of all presidents. He is our divine Commander in Chief and thus is the One we should turn to when our enemies try and bring harm against us. God’s word is clear on that.

As an example, we can look at the closing verses of the 68th Psalm as David reminds us of who is in power. Keep in mind that David was the king of Israel but he still fully deferred to THE King (capital K). It would be refreshing to see our national leadership follow his lead but at the expense of getting off subject here, I’ll save that lament for another day.

Let’s look at David’s words:

Your procession, God, has come into view, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary. In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the young women playing the timbrels. Praise God in the great congregation; praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel. There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them, there the great throng of Judah’s princes, and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.

Summon Your power, God; show us Your strength, our God, as You have done before. Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, kings will bring You gifts. Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war. Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush will submit herself to God.

Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord, to Him who rides across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens, who thunders with mighty voice. Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the heavens. You, God, are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.

Praise be to God!

You have to love how David portrays God in this passage.

First, there is a triumphant procession into the sanctuary to honor and worship none other than the only One worthy of worship and praise, the God Almighty. The great congregation comes together to give Him and Him alone all the glory.

Secondly, David acknowledges God’s extraordinary power over not just the Israelite nation who have come together to worship but all nations. There wasn’t a single nation not under God’s authority and rule then and there isn’t a nation not under His supremacy and governance today.

Finally, David highlights the majestic nature of God by using a fantastic visual representation of His magnificence. Picture the Lord riding across the highest heavens as He reigns over all mankind, thundering with His mighty voice and providing strength to His people in times of need.

Friends, we can get wrapped up in an election between two men or we can just be focused with excitement and thanksgiving on the One who has been in charge since the dawn of man and will continue to be in charge forever more.

Thanks be to God for all He was, and He is, and all He is yet to be.

Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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