FEBRUARY 22

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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2Peter 1:10-11

“Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Exodus 15:18

“The Lord shall reign forever and ever.”

Psalm 24:9

“Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.”

Psalm 145:13

“Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.”

Jeremiah 10:10

“But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth will tremble, And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.”

Daniel 4:3

“How great are His signs, And how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And His dominion is from generation to generation.”

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Our book for this month  is called “100 NAMES OF GOD”  written by Christopher D. Hudson.  Each day we’ll take one Hebrew name for God as given in the Bible to study and relate to.

BASILEI TON AIONON

KING ETERNAL

“Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever.  Amen.”

Can you believe King Louis XIV occupied the French throne for seventy-two years?  That’s a longer reign than all but about ten rulers in world history.  Yet it’s only a blip in time compared to the King who reigns eternally.

Moses had the privilege of reminding the Hebrew people about their God and King, Yahweh.   The children of Israel who came under Moses’ leadership had painful memories of four hundred years of servitude to a series of Egyptian rulers.  Each  of those pharaohs held power, but each one was temporary and terminal. 

Seeing the waves of the Red Sea crash over the Egyptian army, Moses knew that sad chapter of Israel’s history was over. Ahead of them was a new life with ‘the eternal God’ as their King, who would reign over them ‘for ever and ever.”

Centuries later when the people of Israel balked at God being their King and clamored for an earthly ruler so they could be like all the other nations, they began to watch their own kings come and go.  They learned – often through pain and heartache – that no earthly ruler can provide long-term security or prosperity.

Today we live in a world where corrupt leaders are common and even our best leaders are imperfect and short-term.  We need to be reminded that God is the King of kings.  Because He’s good, His reign is too.  Because He’s wise, He won’t make mistakes.  Because He’s sovereign, we can trust that events are never beyond His control.  Because He’s ETERNAL, we don’t have to fear Him handing over power to some other leader who might not be so wise or good.

The eternal King of kings will one day rule in a very public, physical, literal and universal way.  Meanwhile, we can install Yahweh, the eternal God and King, as the permanent spiritual ruler of our lives.

A Christian’s true citizenship is in heaven; he or she serves the King whose kingdom never ends.

Is  it difficult for you to think of God as an eternal King?  Why or why not?

PRAYER

Eternal King, thank You that Your rule over my life and over this world never ends.  I praise You that You always rule fairly, truthfully, and lovingly.  Amen

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