The Lord is Holy! - Ruminating in the Word of God

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 99:1-3,

"The Lord reigns,
    let the nations tremble;
he sits enthroned between the cherubim,
    let the earth shake.
Great is the Lord in Zion;
    he is exalted over all the nations.
Let them praise your great and awesome name—
    he is holy."

Merriam-Webster defines "holy" as, "... exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness".

That definition is clearly Illustrated in this psalm. The NIV breaks down this psalm into four stanzas, three of which end in the refrain, "he is holy."

The psalmist declares the Lord is exalted over all the nations in verse 2. In verse 4 he tells us the Lord (the King) is mighty, that he loves justice and has established equity, that he has done what is right and just in Jacob. We also learn that the Lord was forgiving toward Israel, verse 8, and yet he punished them for their sins.

The Lord is the same today as he has ever been. Worthy of our worship, he remains mighty, just, forgiving and yet a God of judgment. He forgives the sins of those who have embraced Jesus Christ in faith, while having his Son die on that cross to take the vicarious punishment for those sins.

Truly, the Lord is holy!

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!

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