Worthy of Honor

 

“Great and mighty God, whose name is the Lord Almighty, great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds.”

—Jeremiah 32:18b-19a

A king is worthy of honor and majesty and wisdom and power. Other types of leaders do not evoke such allegiance, nor should they.

Our founding fathers understood this all to well. They had lived under the harsh rule of a king. They wanted nothing further to do with earthly kings.

George Washington stated on several occasions, “I shall never bow before a king again until I stand before the One True King on the day of my judgment.”

Part of the reason why our culture has drifted so far from what God intends is that people have crowned other "kings" in their lives. Whether it’s the media fawning at the feet of a enormously flawed and divisive political leader, or ordinary people who bow before entertainers or pleasure or wealth or human power or whatever.

Whether people realize it or not, there is only One True King. He is the God-in-Three-Persons, the Great Creator, The Alpha and Omega. He and He alone is worthy of our worship.

Take note of these words from the Prophet Jeremiah, found in Jeremiah 32:17-19:

Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.

You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the parents’ sins into the laps of their children after them.

Great and mighty God, whose name is the Lord Almighty, great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds.

Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind; you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve.

As we begin a new day, let us turn aside from other kings before whom we have begun to bow. Let us worship the only True King.

Let us show our devotion to Him through our obedience to His will and to His Word.

 

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