Psalm 89:7

Psalm 89:7

He is greatly feared

We are back in Psalm 82 territory here, where God presides over the great assembly and renders judgement among the gods. That Psalm suggested a number of things about this assembly: -

·     That it is the council of the angelic beings that gather around God’s throne at His command

·      That it is the rulers of Israel

·      That it is the rulers of the earth who are, unknowingly, controlled by the “gods”

·      That it is the evil powers in the heavenly realms that do the Satan’s bidding or 

·      It could be all of these and more!

What we do know is that there are spiritual beings operating in the spiritual realm, whose activities affect the affairs of this world. We know that seraphim, cherubim, archangels and angels are part of this throng, but other spiritual beings work against the will of Almighty God. 

Who or whatever these beings may be, they are hidden from our sight although they have occasionally been known to appear as humans and they are definitely active across our world today. However, there is only one Commander in Chief! All creatures must bow before Him and are accountable to Him. Even those who have rebelled and work against Him fear Him. “You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.” James 2:19. If these creatures shudder, then so should men!

Let us never lose sight of the fact that the Lord God is the supreme Being, that nothing and no one is greater than He and that all powers and authorities are lesser beings. This is an intriguing subject and worthy of further study, perhaps it would be good to reflect on how and when the spiritual physical realms overlap and how that affects us. Jesus was very clear, “My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But, as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”  John 18:36.

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