Exalt the Lord

August 14

(Psalm 99:1-9 NIV) “The Lord reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake. {2} Great is the Lord in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations. {3} Let them praise your great and awesome name-- he is holy. {4} The King is mighty, he loves justice-- you have established equity; in Jacob you have done what is just and right. {5} Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. {6} Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel was among those who called on his name; they called on the Lord and he answered them. {7} He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them. {8} O Lord our God, you answered them; you were to Israel a forgiving God, though you punished their misdeeds. {9} Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy.”

(Isaiah 6:1-5 NIV) “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. {2} Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. {3} And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." {4} At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. {5} "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”

All nations are called to exalt the Lord. Instead, the majority of nations exasperate Him. Exalt the Lord, because He reigns. He is the King of kings. His throne is surrounded by angels. Exalt the Lord, for He is holy. There is no sin in God. “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty”. Exalt the Lord, for we sit at His footstool. He is eternal -- we are dust. Exalt the Lord, for He appears as a pillar of fire and His smoke fills the temple. The sound of His voice shakes the Earth. Exalt the Lord, for our times are in His hands. He gives and He takes away. Exalt the Lord. Come before Him with joy and thanksgiving. He is the author and sustainer of life. His breath gives us life. His love and His blood cover our sin. His Spirit fills us with joy and peace and hope. There is no one like our God. Exalt the Lord! -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day