Psalm 96:10

Psalm 96:10

The Lord reigns

This is a powerful verse, and it starts with a simple request to God’s people, “Say among the nations, “The Lord Reigns.”” I was only thinking, a few moments before reading this, that we can make the gospel so complicated at times. I mean, where do you start to explain faith to people who know nothing? How do you open the door for them to receive the good news of God’s love and faithfulness? Our culture has drifted so far away from the truth that we cannot assume that people know anything about this God of ours. So, perhaps this is the place to start, “Tell them that the Lord reigns.” With all of the problems that the world faces today, it is becoming more and more evident that events are outside of man’s control. A lady said to my wife and I yesterday that she has confidence that the next generation will do things differently and will be able to rectify our mistakes! We should have told her that she doesn’t have to depend on the next generation for, “The Lord reigns.” What hope this brings. What a comfort to know that whatever the Satan is plotting for the future of this world, “The Lord reigns.”

Look at what comes next, “The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved.” It is so easy to dissect the world around us into different parts: - creation – the physical world, integrity and truth – the moral world, belief and faith – the spiritual world. However, the Bible does not divide things up in this way, there is one world, one kingdom and one God who rules over all.  And what He has made, the standards He has set and the redemption that He offers us, affects everything. Creation suffers with us. The spiritual life of the planet is affected by the moral standards of its inhabitants. Without God everything crumbles, with Him all is made new. The Lord reigns! 

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