The Reign of God and The Hope of The Believer

Psalm 93

1 The LORD reigns; he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. 

2 Your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting. 

3 The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring. 

4 Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty! 

5 Your decrees are very trustworthy; holiness befits your house, O LORD, forevermore. 

The Lord Reigns (v1-2)

The Bible’s message might be summarized like this: The God who is, reigns. 

The one who has ultimate sovereignty gets to be called God.

The floods Roar (v3)

The sovereignty of God is not a challenge for Christians to affirm when all is well. 

One of the primary reasons we sing the sovereignty of God and preach the sovereignty of God is because the truth that settles a heart in turmoil is the truth that our God reigns.

The Lord is Mightier (v4-5)

God is unfolding a story for His people – a story that moves from the wreckage of the Fall to the restoration of creation.

But how will He deliver us?

The answer has everything to do w/these “trustworthy decrees/testimonies” (V5) In the resurrection of Jesus, God vindicates the truthfulness of his promise (Ps. 89:19-37; 93:5) about a forever King!

So why the effusive outpouring of praise at the end? Psalms 146-150, it seems to me, are psalms that look to the end of history. The final cluster of psalms opens out onto a promise that transcends the boundaries of Israel’s history. Israel’s journey was a pilgrimage that awaited another chapter: the day when God would, as Psalm 2 promised, raise up Messiah. God’s people drafted the Psalter to sustain themselves in that hope. They knew that one day God and they would have the last laugh. Centuries later, the early believers of Acts 4 recognized that when God raised his Son from the dead, the time for laughter had come.

-Reggie Kidd, With One Voice, 44

Jesus Christ, the Son of David, has come and has mounted his throne!

All authority in heaven and on earth belongs to him! The Lord Jesus reigns!

The sovereignty of God is good news. Believe it. Take hope and encouragement from it.

Thanks Matt!