May the mumbling commence!
Let us sing a psalm of praise to the King of glory. As the Third Day song asks, “Who is the King of glory?” Psalm 24:10 answers the question. “Who is this King of glory? The Lord Almighty – he is the King of glory.” The Lord Almighty is the King of glory. As Psalm 19:1 tells us, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” I witnessed this proclamation early this morning when I saw the beautiful sliver of a moon in the sky.
And the same Creator that made the heavens controls them even now. God has the power to still the chaos of our lives. Hebrew thought equated the sea’s turbulence to chaos. Read the words of Psalm 65:7, which describe what God has done – “[God] who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.”
Yes, by the power of DABAR, the spoken Word of God, the Lord subdues the chaos and the greatest fears of our lives. Read about the word of the Lord from Psalm 19:7-11 –
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever.
The ordinances of the Lord are sure and altogether righteous.
They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
By them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
Yes, taste and see that the Lord is good. And who is the Word of God? Jesus the Messiah is the word of God. Jesus is Prophet and Priest and King. Read about Jesus in Psalm 110. [King = Purple, Priest = Green, and Prophet = Blue. (Because the Prophet side of Jesus saturates the other two roles, I chose Blue as the color for Prophet – it is in both Purple and Green.)]
The Lord says to my Lord:
"Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."
The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion;
you will rule in the midst of your enemies.
Your troops will be willing on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy majesty,
from the womb of the dawn
you will receive the dew of your youth.
The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind:
"You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."
The Lord is at your right hand;
he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.
He will judge the nations,
heaping up the dead and crushing the rulers of the whole earth.
He will drink from a brook beside the way;
therefore he will lift up his head.
I love the mysterious figure of Melchizedek (from Gen 14). He makes an appearance in my favorite letter of the New Testament – Hebrews. Was Melchizedek from Genesis an appearance of Jesus in another form? Perhaps… But, at the very least, he foreshadows Christ.
I will close with the familiar ending of Psalm 19 (Verse 14)
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight,
O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Enough mumbling for now…
Peace Out
No comments:
Post a Comment