Our God is mightier than the chaos surrounding you.
Psalm 93 (NIV)
1 The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty;
the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;
indeed, the world is established, firm and secure.
2 Your throne was established long ago;
you are from all eternity.
3 The seas have lifted up, Lord,
the seas have lifted up their voice;
the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
4 Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier than the breakers of the sea—
the Lord on high is mighty.
5 Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;
holiness adorns your house
for endless days.
Canons of Dordt
Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election
3 - The Preaching of the Gospel
In order that people may be brought to faith,Â
God mercifully sends messengers of this very joyful messageÂ
to the peopleÂ
and at the time He wills.Â
By this ministry people are called to repentance and faith in Christ crucified.
Summary
Psalm 93 comes in the midst of a section of psalms that celebrate the kingship of the LORD. Royal terms like reign, majesty, armed and strength pepper the first stanza. But the King being described in this psalm is far different than earthly kings, whose time comes and goes regardless of how mighty they are. This King's throne was established long ago; in fact, He's from all eternity!
The psalmist points in an unexpected direction to illustrate the LORD's kingly power. The ancient Hebrews were landlubbers; they wanted nothing to do with the sea, which represented chaos and uncertainty to them. The psalmist here portrays the chaotic sea throwing all that it has at the LORD - pounding waves which consume everything in their path.
But the LORD, the very one whose words bounded the chaos as He separated the land from the sea on day two of creation, is mightier than the thunder and the breakers of the sea. Despite all that this fallen, chaotic world can muster against our King, His statutes stand firm.
Dig Deeper
Despite the massive differences that exist between our modern North American context and the ancient near east that the psalmist called home, one of the commonalities we share is the unpredictable chaos that our sin unleashed upon God's good creation. But The psalmist here seeks to build your confidence in your King in this short song.
This psalm is a reminder that, as the old hymn puts, that though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet. Despite the fact that you're continually pounded by proverbial waves, you can be confident because this world is established, firm and secure in the King who created it and who continues to sovereignly reign over it.
As we come to understand how it is God bestowed His unconditional election upon us, keep Psalm 93 tucked into your memory. It's with the same might that the LORD holds the chaotic seas to their boundary that He holds you in the palm of His hand, where nothing can separate you from His love (Rom. 8:38)
ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, who is mightier than the powerful chaotic forces of this world;
ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray for the faith to trust in the LORD's might, even as the waves of chaos crash around you
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