The
Lord is king! Let the nations tremble! He sits on his throne between
the cherubim. Let the whole earth quake! The Lord sits in majesty in
Jerusalem, exalted above the nations. Let them praise your great and
awesome name. Your name is holy! Mighty king, lover of justice, you
have established fairness. You have acted with justice and
righteousness throughout Israel. Exalt the Lord our God! Bow low
before his feet, for he is holy! Psalm 99: 1-5 NLT
Psalm
99 sounds like a victory psalm to me. It is as though all is right
with the world. God sits on the throne and everyone else trembles at
God's majesty. God has brought in a golden age and should be
worshipped by everyone.
Seeing
God as king, worshipping God and addressing Jesus as our Lord and
Savior are all easy things to do when life is great. When we receive
victory, it is natural to praise God and give God the glory. The
winner can point to the sky, exalting God.
But
when we lose? When nothing is going right? When the world seems to
have fallen down around our ears? Can we praise and give God the
glory so easily then?
It
is much harder to do so.
God,
thank you for the victories in our lives. Thank you for the defeats
and failures in our lives. In all things and at all times, may we
give you the praise and the glory. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Copyright
2012 Amelia G. Sims
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