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Friday, August
16, 2019
Lauxmont Mansion, York County, PA
Message
summary: God cannot
be impeached for He
is unimpeachable!
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"How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth" (Psalm 47:2). "Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen" (1 Timothy 1:17). "We don't want this man to be our king" (Luke 19:14).
Laura Story wrote a song made popular by singer Chris Tomlin called "Indescribable". In it she uses a variety of words to describe God.
Listen to our message on your audio player.
"How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth" (Psalm 47:2). "Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen" (1 Timothy 1:17). "We don't want this man to be our king" (Luke 19:14).
Laura Story wrote a song made popular by singer Chris Tomlin called "Indescribable". In it she uses a variety of words to describe God.
Indescribable,
uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
Especially catching our attention are unusual words like uncontainable and untameable. But today let's consider a word I have only heard one time in reference to God.
S.M.
Lockridge preached a
message many years
ago titled, "That's
My King". It really,
really blessed me
and its posting on
the web has blessed
me each time I
listen. In fact I
listened to it again
as I prepared this
message! (See link
below.) I
particularly like a
line which is a
colorful expression
of God's eternal
sovereignty, "You
can't impeach Him
and He's not gonna
resign!"
Now of course impeach means to remove from office. Here in the USA it's used to describe the procedure for removing an elected official or judge. Regardless of who's in power we often see efforts to impeach them. But today let us consider how many are desperately trying to impeach God.
The first daily verse describes a timeless truth that builds my faith and assurance. In our fallen world of violence, terrorist threats, corrupt politicians and other evidences of brokenness may it speak to your heart today as well. "How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth."
The Psalmist wrote the words of our first text some 3,000 years ago yet they remain timelessly true: "How awesome is the LORD Most High." Many of us have sung the chorus: "Our God is an awesome God". The sense of the Hebrew word "awesome" means "to fear, revere or cause to frighten"; emotions seen in the Bible when people had a close encounter with God. But it is a holy and healthy reverence.
He is the "great King over all the earth". He is King over the macrocosm and the microcosm. He rules over you as much as He rules over nations. He is King over the fallen sparrow and the fallen world leader. Indeed He surely is King over all the earth and the universe!
The second daily verse is a powerful expression of praise by the Apostle Paul, a benediction-like prayer found early in the epistle to Timothy as he concludes his testimony of God's grace in his life, "Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen."
But finally let us consider that 3rd verse. It's from The Parable of the Ten Minas which Jesus told shortly before His death recorded in Luke 19:11-27. Today let us especially consider this expression of rejection, "We don't want this man to be our king". Jesus is essentially applying the attitude of the people toward Himself. He had come into this world "to seek and to save that which was lost" (Luke 19:10). Thank God for those who have received His message and been saved. But there are others who doubted it and yet others who violently reject Christ's message and His provision.
Today this continues to be the case and a brief description of many concerning Jesus Christ remains, "We don't want this man to be our king".
The apostle John wrote, "He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive Him" (John 1:11). And for the last 2000 years men and women are given the choice of whom to worship. Pilate placed before the people this question, "What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called Christ?" And really that remains life's dominant question.
Today we have a choice as to whether we submit to the Lordship and Kingdom of Jesus Christ or reject Him and essentially proclaim, "We don't want this man to be our king". We pray that each reader will join Brooksyne and me in choosing to serve and worship the Lord and joyfully proclaim, "I want this man to be my King!"
Today, as many ignore or even seek to impeach Him join us in exalting this great King. We hope we can all declare, "That's my King!" And He cannot be impeached for He is unimpeachable.
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
Prayer: Father,
You are immortal,
invisible, God only
wise. All of
creation is subject
to Your authority so
we, along with
millions of other
committed believers,
choose to bow our
knee and lift our
hands toward You,
our blessed and only
Ruler, the king of
kings and Lord of
lords, who alone is
immortal. You live
in unapproachable
light, but we can
and do worship You
in Spirit and in
truth. We worship
and honor You in
this life, gladly
receiving Jesus as
our unimpeachable
King, and will do so
through the eons of
time. Amen.
Now of course impeach means to remove from office. Here in the USA it's used to describe the procedure for removing an elected official or judge. Regardless of who's in power we often see efforts to impeach them. But today let us consider how many are desperately trying to impeach God.
The first daily verse describes a timeless truth that builds my faith and assurance. In our fallen world of violence, terrorist threats, corrupt politicians and other evidences of brokenness may it speak to your heart today as well. "How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth."
The Psalmist wrote the words of our first text some 3,000 years ago yet they remain timelessly true: "How awesome is the LORD Most High." Many of us have sung the chorus: "Our God is an awesome God". The sense of the Hebrew word "awesome" means "to fear, revere or cause to frighten"; emotions seen in the Bible when people had a close encounter with God. But it is a holy and healthy reverence.
He is the "great King over all the earth". He is King over the macrocosm and the microcosm. He rules over you as much as He rules over nations. He is King over the fallen sparrow and the fallen world leader. Indeed He surely is King over all the earth and the universe!
The second daily verse is a powerful expression of praise by the Apostle Paul, a benediction-like prayer found early in the epistle to Timothy as he concludes his testimony of God's grace in his life, "Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen."
But finally let us consider that 3rd verse. It's from The Parable of the Ten Minas which Jesus told shortly before His death recorded in Luke 19:11-27. Today let us especially consider this expression of rejection, "We don't want this man to be our king". Jesus is essentially applying the attitude of the people toward Himself. He had come into this world "to seek and to save that which was lost" (Luke 19:10). Thank God for those who have received His message and been saved. But there are others who doubted it and yet others who violently reject Christ's message and His provision.
Today this continues to be the case and a brief description of many concerning Jesus Christ remains, "We don't want this man to be our king".
The apostle John wrote, "He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive Him" (John 1:11). And for the last 2000 years men and women are given the choice of whom to worship. Pilate placed before the people this question, "What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called Christ?" And really that remains life's dominant question.
Today we have a choice as to whether we submit to the Lordship and Kingdom of Jesus Christ or reject Him and essentially proclaim, "We don't want this man to be our king". We pray that each reader will join Brooksyne and me in choosing to serve and worship the Lord and joyfully proclaim, "I want this man to be my King!"
Today, as many ignore or even seek to impeach Him join us in exalting this great King. We hope we can all declare, "That's my King!" And He cannot be impeached for He is unimpeachable.
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
Prayer: Father,
You are immortal,
invisible, God only
wise. All of
creation is subject
to Your authority so
we, along with
millions of other
committed believers,
choose to bow our
knee and lift our
hands toward You,
our blessed and only
Ruler, the king of
kings and Lord of
lords, who alone is
immortal. You live
in unapproachable
light, but we can
and do worship You
in Spirit and in
truth. We worship
and honor You in
this life, gladly
receiving Jesus as
our unimpeachable
King, and will do so
through the eons of
time. Amen.
Looks like
someone is getting
ready to either can
or freeze dozens of
ears of corn.
New
Holland, PA produce
stand before
Brooksyne purchased
the pile of yellow
zucchini squash in
the center front of
this photo. What
caught our attention
was the sign,
"Everything grown on
our farm".
Yesterday
morning we visited
with Nellis and
Mike who are
trapmakers at Safeguard.
They are both from
Haiti and we share
our faith in the
Lord. It's a
special blessing
to walk back to
their area and
hear Bible
teaching from WDAC
every Thursday we
visit.
Late
yesterday
afternoon we
attended a wedding
rehearsal for
Taylor and Joe. I
will be
officiating their
wedding on
Saturday afternoon
at Lauxmont Farm.
Taylor is standing
between her
parents, Gary and
Julie Frey,
following our
delicious
rehearsal dinner.
We see Gary each
week in the course
of our chaplain
ministry.
The
wedding will be
held Saturday on a
bluff overlooking
the Susquehanna
River.
Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental Resources
"Indescribable"
Video
Chris
Tomlin
Finally today:
This morning we
passed the Central
Manor Camp which began
in 1892. They are having
campmeeting all this week.
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