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-====== King of Glory ... ======
+====== Global Champion ... ======
 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, glory, about failure and achievements -
+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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 </color> (Psalm 24)
+There is a lot in this psalm, a lot to recognize. Several important points ...
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-**  ...**
+**  Earth, Purity, Power ...**
+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's! The seas and the rivers, animals and much more.
+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)
 [[http://www.jesusnetwork.eu/en/topics_collection_ix|... further texts]]