King Jesus



Psalm 47 
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.
1Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
2For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth.
3He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
4He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah
5God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
6Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
7For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
8God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne.
9The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is highly exalted!

What a rousing way to end the week, declaring the praises of our Savior King. While being subject to a king is not a concept we deal with daily, it is the way that God has chosen to designate His Son who is seated on the throne of heaven even now. He takes care of our every need and we offer up our thanksgiving and praise to our King.

The people of Israel knew what it meant to have a king lead them. Since the days of Saul, they had a parade of kings; some good (a very few) and some terrible (the vast majority). They knew what it meant to look to their king for protection and providence. They also knew the impact of a king who did not do their job well and caused suffering for the people. But when they looked toward God, they found a loving and powerful King who always did what was best for them. Even as independent, self-reliant (to a fault) people, we can appreciate the benefits of having Jesus as our King.

Our King has subjects. The question of the day; are we subjected to Him? If Jesus is my King then I simply must surrender my stubborn heart over to Him, bowing to His ways and will. That, for me, is a daily exercise, often worked out on the pages of this blog each morning! And sometimes it goes beyond daily into an hourly obedience as the flesh rises up and declares its independence from the King.

But the Lord has called me into His Kingdom and as His subject I am always welcomed to return to the throne room to fall at His feet, declaring yet again, God is the King of all the earth.

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