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Tuesday, October 29, 2019
A view
looking up Kraybill Church Road from our driveway.
"God
Has No Rival!"
Message summary: God has no rival and no equal. Now and forever, He reigns!
Listen
to this
message on your audio player.
We
consider great rivalries in sports. Perhaps the
longest lasting is the New York Yankees and Boston
Red Sox. In the corporate world we consider the
longstanding rivalry between Coke and Pepsi.
Message summary: God has no rival and no equal. Now and forever, He reigns!
Listen
to this
message on your audio player."For
this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and
bestowed on Him the name which is above every
name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee
will bow, of those who are in heaven and on
earth and under the earth, and that every tongue
will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the
glory of God the Father" (Philippians 2:9-11).
"Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible,
the only God, be honor and glory forever and
ever. Amen" (1 Timothy 1:17).
We hear about a lot
of rivalries in life; sports rivalries, sibling
rivalries, corporate rivalries, political
rivalries and so forth.
A rivalry is defined
as "the state of two people or groups engaging in
a lasting competitive relationship. Rivalry is the
'against each other' spirit between two competing
sides. The relationship itself may also be called
a rivalry, and each participant or side a rival to
the other.
We
consider great rivalries in sports. Perhaps the
longest lasting is the New York Yankees and Boston
Red Sox. In the corporate world we consider the
longstanding rivalry between Coke and Pepsi.The Bible speaks of
rivalries as well; usually in a family sense such
as the bitter rivalry between twin brothers Jacob
and Esau. At the time of Christ's trial Herod
and Pilate were rivals. Even
among the Twelve there is some evidence of rivalry
such as the peculiar seating request by James and
John. (Mark 10:35-40). "When the
ten heard about this, they became indignant with
James and John" (Mark 10:41).
Paul alludes to a
type of rivalry that exists among ministries and
the motivation for preaching: "It is true that
some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but
others out of goodwill. The latter do so out of
love, knowing that I am put here for the defense
of the gospel" (Philippians 1:15,16). Sad to
say these types of questionable motivations and
ministry rivalries still exist today.
Many of us are
blessed by the powerful worship song "What A
Beautiful Name" which we sang in our church this
last Lord's Day. It comes to a majestic
crescendo with this
verse:
You have no rival,
You have no equal
Now and forever, Our God reigns
Yours is the Kingdom, Yours is the glory
Yours is the Name above all names
Now and forever, Our God reigns
Yours is the Kingdom, Yours is the glory
Yours is the Name above all names
I am especially
blessed by the line, "You have no rival, You have
no equal".
Satan is God's
ancient adversary but he is not God's
rival. No
doubt, he would like to reckon himself as God's
rival and we may mistakenly see him that
way.
However a rivalry is
a contest between two equals. We wouldn't speak of
the New York Yankees and the little league team I
played on in Belton, Missouri as being rivals.
Satan is a part of
the created order, a fallen angel. God is the
Creator of the universe. He is "God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth" (Genesis
14:19).
We serve the God
whose Name is above every name, the King who is "eternal,
immortal, invisible".
Today lift your eyes
and direct your heart:
- to the One who has no rival,
- to the One who has
no equal,
- to the One, now and forever, who is steadily reigning over the affairs of the universe and over the affairs of your life.
- His is the Kingdom.
- His is the glory.
- His is the Name
above all names!
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer: You didn't want heaven without us,
so Jesus, You brought heaven down. Through Your
sacrificial death You silenced the boast of sin
and the grave. Though my sin was great, Your love
was greater; and nothing can separate us now, for
we are engraved on the palm of your hand. What a
beautiful name it is, the name of Jesus, that at
Your name every knee will bow and every tongue
confess that You are Lord to the glory of God the
Father. Amen.
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer: You didn't want heaven without us,
so Jesus, You brought heaven down. Through Your
sacrificial death You silenced the boast of sin
and the grave. Though my sin was great, Your love
was greater; and nothing can separate us now, for
we are engraved on the palm of your hand. What a
beautiful name it is, the name of Jesus, that at
Your name every knee will bow and every tongue
confess that You are Lord to the glory of God the
Father. Amen."What
a Beautiful Name" adapted in prayer.
Today's
Suggested Music and
Supplemental Resources
"What A Beautiful
Name" Video
Calvary Church Choir, Orchestra
and congregation from this last
Sunday's service.
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