22nd.October. 2021. Daily Devotion.
1 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. Psalm 99:1-5
When this psalm was written, each nation claimed top honours for its gods. But Israel knew who the God above all gods truly is—the Lord God Almighty.
In fact, God is so much greater than other gods that it is impossible to even see God sitting on a throne. God is so much higher than anything else in the universe that all we can catch a glimpse of is God’s footstool! Holy is the Lord our God!
Yet the magnificent God, who has no human limitations, chose to do something even more magnificent. God took on our humanity to become one of us. Jesus Christ, who with God the Father and the Holy Spirit is the God above all gods, chose to humble himself so that instead of kneeling at God’s footstool in awe and wonder, we could sit at his feet.
Men, women, and children were invited to gather around Jesus as he told stories about the kingdom of God, taught people how to live as true worshipers of God, and healed diseases, bruised hearts, and withered spirits.
What’s more, Jesus died and rose again and ascended to heaven, where he again sits on the eternal throne. Everything is under his feet, even the last and bitterest enemy of all: death (1 Corinthians 15:25-26). Hallelujah! Our God reigns forever and ever! ~ T. Leunk.
God, our Father, we kneel before the footstool of your throne and praise you. Jesus, we sit at your feet and learn from you. Spirit, by your power we have new life. Lord God, you are holy! Amen
Prayer for the Morning
Compassionate Lord, Your mercies have brought me to the dawn of another day. Vain will be its gift unless I grow in grace, increase in knowledge; ripen for spiritual harvest. Let me this day know You as You are, love You supremely, serve You completely, admire You fully.
Through grace let my will respond to You, knowing that power to obey is not in me, but that Your free love alone enables me to serve You. Here then is my empty heart, overflow it with Your choice gifts; here is my blind understanding, chase away its mists of ignorance. Amen. from a Puritan prayer, 18th century New England.
Prayer of the Day
Lord, your love knows no bounds. Help us to be ready for, make space for, and warmly welcome those among whom your Spirit is moving. Aid your Church at this time to be a safe place for all who are discovering your saving grace. May your kingdom come, and your will be done, here on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.
An intercessory prayer
You call us to speak to you in prayer– even when the places we would usually go to are not available. Help us to know you Spirit’s presence wherever we pray.
Today we especially pray for those who are living in fear – give them your strength.
For those who have not yet realised the urgency of the situation – protect them, and all of us from harm. Today I especially want to pray for …….
In the name of Jesus. Amen
