The Lord Reigns

         “The Lord reigns, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he has girded himself: the world also is established, that it cannot be moved.” Psalm 93:1

           It is reassuring to know that as the world orbits in space, it will stay on course and not collide with some other great planet!  Or get too far from the sun that we freeze to death or too close and burn with heat.    “Upholding all things by the word of His power,” Heb. 1:3

through Christ all things “hold together.” Col. 1:17 He created all things in the first place and now He governs and sustains them by His sovereign will. God not only will reign in the future when “Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” but He reigns everywhere right now.

          “The conviction that God reigns is the ultimate antidote to doubt and despair.” ESV Study Bible, p. 1056 Despite confusion, despair, and dismay in the general culture all around us, we have the assurance, ^“The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” Deut. 33:27

          We understand that there is a spiritual struggle going on in this world and we're part of it. But the Lord reigns and is bringing all things to the conclusion of history just as He has always done. “In the fullness of time” God sent His Son on that First Christmas morning and also “in the fullness of time” He will return just as He promised. Remember what the angels told the assembled apostles when Jesus ascended back to His throne in heaven, “This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as you have seen him go into heaven.” Acts 1:11

         In the meantime, “be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life.” Rev. 2:10 “The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.”

Psalm 103:19