But the Lord is in his holy Temple; the Lord still rules from heaven.
Psalm 11:4
He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth.
Our ladies bible study is studying Revelation. Chapter four has brought us into an amazing look at the very throne of God in heaven. The throne itself, the One who sits on the throne, the beings around the throne, the fire, the thunder, the lightning, the praise. All of this we are studying in the midst of an unstable world economy, global terror and the U.S. worshiping a presidential candidate as savior. It seems fitting to remember that “the Lord still rules from heaven”. The verse just before Psalm 11:4 says; “The foundations of law and order have collapsed. What can the righteous do?” We find ourselves today in such a sad questioning state. What can the righteous do? Yes we pray. Yes we vote. And when that is done we pray more. In truth our relationship to the Lord is what will save us. No amount of money, or safety should ever satisfy us. No man should be worshiped as God. Yet people have to worship. We were created to worship. If we do not worship the Creator then we will worship the creation. Having a person to worship actually makes us feel better than say, worshiping our own selves or our stuff. It feels more outward, less selfish, righteous even. And so while it seems that the whole world has gone mad in pagan idol worship, we gaze into heaven. We allow ourselves to experience the wonder of amazement at the descriptions of the living beings worshiping our God around His throne. The power and majesty that surround Him. He is nothing like man. He far surpasses our most active imaginations. How can people be satisfied to rally around a single man as though he were any kind of answer to any kind of problem?
The Lord is in his holy Temple, He still rules from heaven. How comforting in such unsure times. Praise the Lord!
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And the cherubim say "Amen!" (Or would it be, "Roar!" "Snort!" "Caw!" "Amen!"?)
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