Who is He?

"Who is he, this King of glory? The Lord Almighty—He is the King of glory

The psalmist had to answer this question at the end of Psalm 24. This after explaining how God is sovereign over all things, nothing exist without God. He created everything; everything was made by Him and through Him. So if God is who he says He is, where do you stand? Let's think about this for just a moment, what you believe about who God is will greatly impact your life. Because if you believe God is sovereign over all things, then it would be logical to submit to His will and not our own. But here is the rub, many of us say we believe but our live in no way reflect that belief.

I hear a lot about changing culture around us. I think about same sex marriage, abortion, materialism, individualism, and host of other "isms". How are we to change the growing tide of culture that is so set against Biblical truth? I think it starts with what you believe about God himself. Many of us in the Christian faith have abandoned the timeless practice of reading scripture on a regular basis, we have abandoned prayer and we have abandoned discipleship. As a pastor I see the results of this negligent in the everyday life of the church. It is becoming harder and harder to find people who are committed to the basic principles of our faith. With this said I do feel and incredible burden to teach people the truth and it starts with me setting the example. I firmly believe this and have to work harder at the basics. I struggle too with reading daily, praying daily.

Today I was convicted preaching a message for VBS (Vacation Bible School). It was a message provided by "Lifeway", the publisher who provides the material. The message was simply "Living God's Unshakeable Truth". I realized while preaching, I have been slacking. So tonight I spent the better part of three hours just reading the Bible. I have to tell you it stirred me, the scripture is so important to our lives and yet it seems we are so quick to move to other distractions. In the world around us there are hundreds of things to keep us busy. I can't help but to think of C.S. Lewis' book "The Screwtape Letters". In it you have a young demon writing his uncle Wormwood for advice about the man he has been assigned. In it the uncle tells the young apprentice to keep the man 'distracted', getting him playing cards, anything but learning more about the God he had surrendered to. I can almost hear the laughter from below as we hurry our busy lives to the beat of distraction.

So what is the point of this entry? I suppose it's simple, stop and take time to reacquaint yourself with "The Lord Almighty—the King of glory". Take a moment to give Him thanks for all he has done in your life.

-ps