WHAT THE LORD IS - PART 1

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In Christ, Mark

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

I will exalt You, my God the King; I will praise Your name for ever and ever. Every day I will praise You and extol Your name for ever and ever.

Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; His greatness no one can fathom. One generation commends your works to another; they tell of Your mighty acts. They speak of the glorious splendor of Your majesty — and I will meditate on Your wonderful works. They tell of the power of Your awesome works — and I will proclaim Your great deeds.

They celebrate Your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

Psalm 145:1-7

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

What would you say to someone who asks you to tell them about the Lord? How would you describe His qualities?

As we always see with the word of God, our answers are held within the scriptures. We could come up with our own words to use but we might omit something very important. The Bible helps us not make that mistake.

With this, today I will start a series of devotions from the 145th Psalm that center on what the Lord is. I pray they will be a blessing to you and help you speak about Him with others.

1. The Lord is King.

This is where we have to start because the Lord is THE King, capital K. He is the King of all kings and the Lord of all lords (1 Timothy 6:15). No one rules over Him, no one has more authority than Him, and everything is subject to Him (Psalm 47:2). He sets the decrees that the people are to follow in obedience and there are consequences that will be meted out for anyone who chooses to disobey and disrespect the King.

The King reigns supreme over His kingdom and His people. He protects them from harm as He will not stand for anything to harm His beloved. He stands ready to always bring His almighty power to bear against any enemy who may arise.

There is no King like the Lord. He has been, is, and will be King forever (Psalm 10:16, 29:10). Period.

2. The Lord is great.

The scriptures proclaim this truth:

- No one is like You, Lord; You are great, and Your name is mighty in power. Jeremiah 10:6

- Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit. Psalm 147:5

- May they sing of the ways of the Lord, for the glory of the Lord is great. Psalm 138:5

- For great is His love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Psalm 117:2

- For the Lord Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth. Psalm 47:2

- Great is the Lord’s anger that is poured out on us because those who have gone before us have not kept the word of the Lord; they have not acted in accordance with all that is written in this book. 2 Chronicles 34:21

- Let me fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is very great; but do not let me fall into human hands. 1 Chronicles 21:13

- Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do? Deuteronomy 3:24

- Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is Yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; You are exalted as head over all. 1 Chronicles 29:11

- Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; His greatness no one can fathom. One generation commends your works to another; they tell of Your mighty acts. They speak of the glorious splendor of Your majesty — and I will meditate on Your wonderful works. They tell of the power of Your awesome works — and I will proclaim Your great deeds. Psalm 145:3-6

The Lord is great. He is great in power and understanding and wisdom and glory. He is great in love and faithfulness and majesty and splendor. He is great in anger and wrath, especially on those who choose to deny and disrespect His authority, but He is also great in mercy and grace.

No one in our lives is greater. No one can do the mighty deeds and acts that the Lord can do. No one even comes close. This is why we need to exalt and worship and praise Him and Him alone, now and forever.

3. The Lord is good.

Think about every good thing you have as well as every good thing you have had in your life. Now consider that against these two truths from the scriptures:

- Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights. James 1:17

- We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28

We are so very abundantly blessed by a Lord who wants the best for us, the Lord who is always working things out for our good, even when we don’t recognize it sometimes. This Lord who is working things out for our good grants us every good and perfect gift from above so His purpose and will can be played out in our lives. He is our great Provider and our great Guider, facilitating all we need to live and love and learn through each day He gives us.

What do we find in the Lord?

Unmatched and unrivaled authority, power of the greatest magnitude, and a tireless goodness.

This is our Lord and to Him we owe our deepest praise, thanksgiving, and devotion.

Tomorrow, part 2.

Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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