Bible Matters 449: God is King

All that has been made known to you from the preponderance of evidence from the testimony of the witnesses reveals that God is King.  Multiple lessons have pointed to the power of God that makes God, the King. 

God is the beginning and the end.  God is the Alpha and the Omega.  God is a spirit that no one has ever seen.  God is responsible for all that you see and all that you don’t see.  God created the heaven and the earth!

Genesis 1:1 – In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

You are to worship God, who made heaven and earth. 

Revelation 14:7 – Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

God reveals himself in the New Testament as the one and only true God. 

John 17:3 – And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

God in the Spirit that no one has ever seen.

John 4:24 – God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

1 John 4:12 – No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

The one and only true God that sent Jesus to be a propitiation for your past sins. 

Romans 3:25 – Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

1 John 4:10 – Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

The only true God that raised up Jesus the prophet from the dead, following his crucifixion.  You are bought with a price.  May your faith and hope be in the one true God.  Therefore, glorify God in your body and spirit and bringing forth your fruit unto God.  (See Acts 2:32; Acts 3:15,22,26; Acts 10:40; Acts 13:30; 1 Corinthians 6:14,20; Romans 7:4; Galatians 1:1; Colossians 2:12; 1 Peter 1:21)

Acts 3:15,22,26 – And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.  For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.  Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

1 Peter 1:21 – Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

God is one God and one Lord God.  The preponderance of evidence from the multiple witnesses, will overwhelm you.   Verse after verse from the mouth of eight New Testament witnesses, God is referred to as the one and also one God.  The Lord our God is one Lord.  In these verses, the witnesses are giving testimony of Jesus recognizing the God almighty as one God. (See Matthew 19:17; Mark 10:18; Mark 12:29; Luke 18:19; Romans 3:30)

Mark 12:29 – And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

Romans 3:30 – Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

You will stand before God and give account of yourself on judgement day.  You can believe and tremble in the hope of pleasing the almighty God or you can believe by loving God and living your life doing the will of God.  You see, the devil believes, but he is not going to love nor serve God.

James 2:19 – Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

Romans 14:12 – So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

You are exposed to the power of God on a daily basis.  Slow down and pray.  Be his witness.  Find that place where God talks to you.  You will see his power.  You will see that God is King over all the earth.   He is King above all gods.    Today, you will hear his voice. 

Psalm 47:1-2,6-9 – O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.  For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.

Psalm 95:1-7 – O come, let us sing unto the Lord : let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Today if ye will hear his voice,

God is the living God and everlasting King. 

Jeremiah 10:10,12 – But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.  He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

In your hour of need, God as your King will deliver. 

Daniel 6:20-22 – And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?  Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.  My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

The kingdom of God, is ruled by God the King.  His kingdom is righteousness, love, peace and charity.

Romans 14:16-17 – Let not then your good be evil spoken of:  For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Matthew 7:21 – Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Seek the kingdom of God and all these things shall be added unto you.

Luke 12:30-32 – For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.  Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

God is King, working salvation in the midst of the earth. 

Psalm 74:10,12 – O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?  For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

To God be the glory in all you do, Amen.