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- | Thursday, Feb 7, 2019. | + | Thursday, Feb 7, 2019. As humans we are very concerned about glory. When you watch the evening |
+ | news, you find reports on the latest winners of the olympics, or the European chapionships. You find | ||
+ | news about the latest economic indices and which party is winning in the opinion polls. Much | ||
+ | of the media is concerned with talking about people, about their glory, about failure and achievements - | ||
+ | which might only be topped by news about catastrophy and war. | ||
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- | ** ... ** | + | ** God's Glory ... ** |
+ | Before we discuss the question of " | ||
+ | book of Psalms, one of the famous biblical books. It is about glory as well - but about God's glory. | ||
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+ | 1 A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,1 the world and those who dwell therein, 2 for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. 3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. 5 He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob.2 7 Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. 8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle! 9 Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. 10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory! | ||
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- | </ | + | There is a lot in this psalm, a lot to recognize. Several important points ... |
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+ | First of all, God is the creator. He owns the earth. He has made it. He has given it to mankind | ||
+ | to live in it, to take care of it. But he is still the owner ... And everything which is in the world | ||
+ | is the Lord' | ||
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+ | Second, the Lord is holy. It is not trivial that you can approach God. He is pure. He is truth. He is | ||
+ | love. The question, how to get in contact with the Lord is an important and basic question. Who shall | ||
+ | stand in his holy place? The answer here is very clear: who has clean hands and a pure heart! There | ||
+ | is personal purity needed to stand before God. The main topic of the gospels is how this purity can | ||
+ | be achieved, and the cross of Jesus is communicated as the only path for humans to be fully pure and | ||
+ | reconciled before God! | ||
+ | Third, God is the Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. The Old Testament stretches | ||
+ | this point many times - it seems to be important. In modern times, with the cross of Jesus, with his | ||
+ | weakness in terms of physical power, we tend to ignore the power of God. The Old Testament people | ||
+ | know his power, they had experienced it in many very real situations. | ||
+ | When we talk about what deserves our attention, what is to be talked about, then it should be the | ||
+ | Lord. He is fantastic! There is a lot to say about God, much to find and to enjoy. | ||
(Roland Potthast) | (Roland Potthast) | ||
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