Devotions: The Truth of God

 

The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty;
The Lord has clothed and girded Himself with strength;
Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.
Your throne is established from of old;
You are from everlasting.

Psalm 93:1-2 New American Standard Bible 1995

 

There is so much foundational truth in these two verses. God reigns. He is the King supreme. There is none higher, mightier or with greater authority, nor is there any who can defy or defeat Him. He is clothed with majesty. The word majesty could also be translated glory or splendor. He is arrayed, not majestically, but with majesty, not gloriously, but with glory. It doesn’t describe Him, it is Him. He is glory and majesty. He wears them like a robe. He is the standard for glory and majesty. He has clothed and girded Himself with strength. God is more powerful and stronger than any other force or being, but this is only possible because He made Himself that way. If His strength were given to Him by another then that “other” would be stronger than He. But God has no maker. He is the Maker. He is the beginning, foundation and source of all strength. Nothing has strength that did not get it from Him. The world is established and cannot be moved. The world, the universe, was established because of this power of God. He has the power to create and sustain indefinitely. It exists because He says, and will not crumble or end until He deems. It cannot be moved even though it is suspended in space. He is actively holding all creation together. His throne is established from of old. He is King, and He has always been King. His Kingdom is everlasting. It has no beginning or end. No other kingdom is greater or older or more powerful. Like the world, because He established His throne it cannot be revoked by any but Himself. He is from everlasting. He has no beginning or end. He simply is. Because of this He is not bound by time. He does not age. He does not die.

Are you in awe of God? Do you understand who He truly is, not just who you imagine that He is? Which of these truths means the most to you and why? Take some time to go out and look at creation. Look at the night sky. God made, sustains and holds it all together. And yet He also made you specifically as you are for Himself. Let that overwhelm you.

 

  

 

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Translations of Greek and Hebrew words taken from blueletterbible.org