He is King of Kings
Psalm 2
"They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings - and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers."
(Revelation 17:14)
The king of Babylon called himself the king of kings, but he and his kingdoms were brought to dust. Hitler sought world domination in the thousand-year Reich, yet he ruled for just 12 hate-filled years. Jesus, by His cross, conquered all powers and authorities and was exalted to the highest place. Nothing can stand against Him.
When we pray, the Holy Spirit is active in our lives and the lives of others, breaking down every stronghold of bondage or oppression. I find it is easy to lose sight of this and think other things will prevail. But verses like Philippians 2:9-10Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 2 Corinthians 10:4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. and Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful, give me renewed perspective for whatever evil forces are at work.
Our all-powerful King is always coming to our aid. He comes in torrents of white, living water, cleansing the riverbed of our lives and sweeping away boulders of persistent sin, wrong attitudes, self doubt and hardness. In His energy we reach out to the hurting and the lost; in His authority we speak to a waiting world.
INSIGHT
"Hear him, ye deaf; His praise, ye dumb/ Your loosen'd tongues employ;/ Ye blind, behold your Saviour come/ And leap ye lame for joy!"
(Charles Wesley, 1739)
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
Zechariah 1-4
Proverbs 28
Revelation 13-14
Psalm 2
1 Why do the nations conspire[a]
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth take their stand
and the rulers gather together
against the LORD
and against his Anointed One.[b]
3 "Let us break their chains," they say,
"and throw off their fetters."
4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord scoffs at them.
5 Then he rebukes them in his anger
and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
6 "I have installed my King[c]
on Zion, my holy hill."
7 I will proclaim the decree of the LORD:
He said to me, "You are my Son[d];
today I have become your Father.[e]
8 Ask of me,
and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You will rule them with an iron scepter[f];
you will dash them to pieces like pottery."
10 Therefore, you kings, be wise;
be warned, you rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the LORD with fear
and rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry
and you be destroyed in your way,
for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
Footnotes:
a. Psalm 2:1 Hebrew; Septuagint rage
b. Psalm 2:2 Or anointed one
c. Psalm 2:6 Or king
d. Psalm 2:7 Or son; also in verse 12
e. Psalm 2:7 Or have begotten you
f. Psalm 2:9 Or will break them with a rod of iron
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