majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Psalm 64:9,
"All mankind will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder
what he has done."
Life in this world is lived at a distance from God. Since Adam and Eve
were cast out of the garden of Eden, mankind has been estranged from
God. Outside of special and specific circumstances God's existence is
only seen through his handiwork in creation. Even that has been
obscured in mankind's obsession with putting God's existence out of
his mind. Irrational and illogical explanations have been "cooked up"
to explain why what exists does so without its Creator.
Yet God has not left us without word from him. He has sent his
prophets, he revealed himself to us through his Son, Jesus Christ and
has left us the Scriptures so that those of us who seek him can know
him. Nevertheless, many live their lives apart from even recognizing
God's existence let alone having a reverent appreciation for who he is
and what he is like.
This intolerable state of affairs will not last forever. As David
speaks of the wicked, "that noisy crowd of evildoers" he observes that
one day all mankind will fear him. David says, "God will shoot them
with arrows; suddenly they will be struck down." Verse 7. In
Revelation 19:11-16 we read, "I saw heaven standing open and there
before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True.
With justice he judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire,
and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no
one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and
his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him,
riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Out
of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the
nations. 'He will rule them with an iron scepter.' He treads the
winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on
his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS."
On this day "all mankind will fear..."
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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