The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 24:1,
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"The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters."
I wonder if, as our culture rages in its squabbles over whether creationism should be taught in the public schools, whether nativity scenes should be allowed in the public squares, whether "In God We Trust" continues to be minted on our currency, or pre-game prayer should be allowed for the local high school team, the Lord shakes his head in astonishment at the collective ignorance of mankind about his Creator. Maybe his anger is kindled at the obstinate refusal of many to acknowledge him or maybe he just sits in heaven and laughs as we read of in Psalm 2:4, "The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them."
In Psalm 24 David points out that the creation belongs to the Lord. After all, he created it: it is his! Every man, woman and child, all of the world's resources, all of mankind's intellectual property, all of the gizmos and gadgets of technology, everything in the earth is the Lord's! As mankind scurries about, wasting precious time and resources to lay temporary claim to all he can, he overlooks the reality that in short order he will leave it all behind, he never owned any of it, he only used it for a season.
I am reminded of the man who forgot he belonged to the Lord and was consumed with what he thought belonged to him. In Luke 12:16-20 we read, "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry."' But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'"
As the Creator of all, the Lord is due my acknowledgment of him as well as all I have and all I am. After all, the end of the matter is that we will all bow to our Lord in the end. We read in Psalm 22:27-29, "All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, for dominion belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations. All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him— those who cannot keep themselves alive."
It matters not whether one acknowledges the Lord or not, What is, is! And as I read it in Psalm 24, it all belongs to the Lord!
I wonder if, as our culture rages in its squabbles over whether creationism should be taught in the public schools, whether nativity scenes should be allowed in the public squares, whether "In God We Trust" continues to be minted on our currency, or pre-game prayer should be allowed for the local high school team, the Lord shakes his head in astonishment at the collective ignorance of mankind about his Creator. Maybe his anger is kindled at the obstinate refusal of many to acknowledge him or maybe he just sits in heaven and laughs as we read of in Psalm 2:4, "The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them."
In Psalm 24 David points out that the creation belongs to the Lord. After all, he created it: it is his! Every man, woman and child, all of the world's resources, all of mankind's intellectual property, all of the gizmos and gadgets of technology, everything in the earth is the Lord's! As mankind scurries about, wasting precious time and resources to lay temporary claim to all he can, he overlooks the reality that in short order he will leave it all behind, he never owned any of it, he only used it for a season.
I am reminded of the man who forgot he belonged to the Lord and was consumed with what he thought belonged to him. In Luke 12:16-20 we read, "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry."' But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'"
As the Creator of all, the Lord is due my acknowledgment of him as well as all I have and all I am. After all, the end of the matter is that we will all bow to our Lord in the end. We read in Psalm 22:27-29, "All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, for dominion belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations. All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him— those who cannot keep themselves alive."
It matters not whether one acknowledges the Lord or not, What is, is! And as I read it in Psalm 24, it all belongs to the Lord!
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!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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