King
by Tatiana Overduin
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The Lord is enthroned as king forever (Psalm 29:10b).
Read Psalm 29
Who is the King? Whose voice thunders over the waters (verse 3)? Who can shake the deserts, twist the oaks and strip the forest bare (verses 8 and 9)? Who is enthroned as King forever? The Lord ‘gives strength to his people’; he alone ‘blesses his people with peace’ (verse 11).
As professing believers, how often do we falter in fully trusting in this truth? How quick we are to forget this verity of the heart and continue to seek to solve our difficulties by our own strength alone. This is our perpetual transgression: inherently concealed within us, relentlessly indulging such wrongdoing. Indeed, it is a prominent component of our human nature to repeatedly forget who is ‘Lord of all’ (Matthew 28:18–20).
And what does God require of us? He commands us to ‘ascribe the glory due to his name and to worship the Lord in the splendour of his holiness’ (verse 2). We ascribe: ‘give credit where credit is due’; so not fearing other earthly rulers or bosses or trusting in money or possessions (‘… where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal …’ (Mathew 6:19)). But we, in confidence, place our complete lives into his hands – our whole trust in him – to the King: our Lord of all!
‘Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!’ (Luke 19:38).
A message for you today: ‘Daughter of Zion, celebrate today, the coming of the king, when all will be made whole with the king’s return! Celebrate with joy in your heart!’ (Zephaniah 3:14).
God of power and truth, today, we thank you for your holy word. We thank you for providing us with an abundance of joy the psalms offer. Fill our lives with faith and love toward you and one another. Empower us with your strength and bless our lives with your peace as we await your return. In your holy name, we pray. Amen.
Tatiana is married to Jim, and they live at Largs North, a seaside location in Adelaide. They have two adult children and six grandchildren who are a wonderful blessing to them both. Tatiana teaches full-time as an English, History and Religion teacher; she gained a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from Australian Lutheran College in 1996 and, in her spare time, she enjoys knitting, gardening, singing for church, writing and swimming. Her home congregation is Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Adelaide.
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