“The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice.”
Psalm 97:1 (NIV)
Does the LORD reign on earth or only in heaven?
Is He sovereign from afar like the Queen of England is sovereign over her ‘subjects’ in Canada? Or is He sovereign in the sense that He is on earth with us dispensing justice and doing righteousness?
According to the Words contained in Psalm 97, our God dispenses justice and does righteousness here on the earth. For where else does fire consume, and where are His foes except on the earth? The world is lit up by His lightning and the mountains melt. The false worshipers are put to shame here on earth, and the people can see His righteousness in the heavens. By the way how can Zion hear and the people rejoice if His judgments aren’t visible on the earth?
He is the Most High over all the earth!
Not a god who doesn’t care who lives away up there - but a God who loves us and is with us and who is actively working righteousness and justice all around us.
Friend does His light shine on you?
Do I have His joy in my heart?
Let us be those who hate evil and who rejoice in the LORD and who praise His holy name.
Let us be righteous!
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