In the Lord’s Prayer Jesus teaches us to bring the whole of life to the whole of God, and to bring the whole of God to the whole of life.”
Thanks!
Isn’t this what this month is all about?
Thanks!
Isn’t this what the national holiday is really all about?
Certainly, people view and celebrate Thanksgiving Day in so many different ways. Well, except for the turkey. Those poor birds have nothing about which to be thankful. I suspect most of the United State are grateful for the time off from work, great food, and a time with family or friends. Sometimes, the origin of the tradition is recalled. You know? The pilgrims and native Americans having a big feast together, and all that.
But, from God’s point of view what is the essence of Thanksgiving or even thankfulness? Well, here it is: God wants us to be a people who are always giving thanks and who are always living thanks. In other words, we are called to a life of thanks, or as I call it – thanksliving. Here’s why:
There are many places in the Bible that talk about praising and thanking God. Especially the Psalms. Psalm 100 is a premier example. In fact, there are a set of Psalms dedicated to giving God praise and thanks. Psalms 30, 32, and 34 flow from hearts of individuals grateful to God. Corporate praise and thanks can be read in Psalms 67, 96, 106, and 124. Even the Psalms of lament and Lamentations complain to God about life’s challenges and travesties, but at the end is the complainer’s promise that says something like, “Nevertheless, I vow to praise and thank God for he is good.”
Psalm 33 is a good example of how we are to thank God. It commands believers to rejoice in the Lord. Then it tells us how and why.
First, proper thanksgiving centers on three main reasons. We need a reason to be grateful, right? Most of the time we think of giving thanks to God happens when he answers our prayers. That’s a good thing. And for the food we are about to eat – also a good thing.
Yet, the scriptures give us reasons that are wider and deeper than that. God’s Word calls us to be thankful for three big broader, more profound reasons. What are they? God calls us to be thankful because of
Psalm 33:4-5 tells us to rejoice and praise the Lord because of God’s awesome character. How do we know about the character of God? He is revealed beautifully to us through his mighty works and acts, and by what he says about such things. The Bible records the history of God’s powerful events, but without the Lord’s interpretation of them we would not really understand what they mean. So, the Lord kindly tells us.
What is rather clear is this – God’s Word is his Work. He speaks and it happens, and then he speaks again to explain it all. Even his names describe the blend of his actions with his character.
Read Psalm 33:5-12. Take a moment to meditate on it. Notice that we have the thems of creation and the Exodus going on here. Anyone who knows the story of God’s creative work in Genesis and a kind of recreative work through the exodus of his people will see this. Here is a huge motive for praising God. He is mighty, powerful, and grand. Let the earth fear God and let all of its inhabitants stand in awe because of that!
Other parts of the Bible declare to us that God is famous on account of his creative abilities and because of his caring providence. I like how clearly the pastors, elders, and professors defined it when they wrote the Westminster Shorter Catechism. They said, “God’s providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all hs creatures and all their actions.” We celebrate his fame because he is both creator and curator of all things.
We give God thanks because of his name. We give him thanks because of his fame. We also give him thanks because of his claim on our lives. He has taken us out of Egypt, out of the world, out of captivity as slaves to the world, the sinful flesh, and the devil. Jesus Christ became a man to ransom us from all that. Jesus lived a sinless life in a perfect way to fulfill God’s law on our behalf. Why? Because we could not do so. Such holy perfection is far too high for us to reach and much too impossible for us to fulfill.
He went to the cross to die for our sins and to remove our guilt. Upon that rugged cross, Jesus paid the price. He died, was buried, and miraculously brought back to life. He not only rose from the dead, he arose to be the head of all things from his heavenly throne.
In the Old Testament, God saved his people time and again. All of those redemptive acts are recounted through celebrations and scrolls. Psalm 33:13-19 is such an account. The result of redemption is that we are now free to belong to the Lord as patrons, partners, and Paternal kids. We owe God everything, and in a gracious, loving way he owns us. His claim is upon us and as a result, we praise him.
These are weighty reasons for praise and thanks. So much grander than answered prayers, food, or a turkey dinner; wouldn’t you agree? This is why in the Old Testament true believers of this awesome God were called God-fearers.
Not only that, they were called God thankers. Paul reflects on that in Romans 1:21. Unbelievers are not thankful to God. In fact, they are often characterized by thanklessness as a general disposition. True followers of the Lord are thankful to God for who he is and what he does. They are also characterized by a life of thankfulness. At least should be.
In the Bible, praising, honoring and thanking God are active expressions. They are nearly simple whispers of thanks, softly spoken solemn words, or mental meditations. Nearly every instance of private or public thanks to the Lord were whole-souled and full bodied activities! The least expressive type was when the one praying and praising God lifted their hands and arms to the heavens. Think Daniel in his room.
The other two kinds of giving thanks were physical and feasting. When God’s people were so gripped by who God is and what he does they responded in ways that might seem crude to some today. Think – dancing, jumping, crying out, shouting, singing, singing loudly, playing loud instruments and playing lots of different instruments. Gratitude was then and is now both an attitude and an activity.
There were times of corporate thanks. Every major worship event was a feast. Weekly Sabbaths were times when families feasted to commemorate and praise God. As a nation, Israel celebrated with the five main feasts. One of them was specifically designated as the thanksgiving feast (Leviticus 23:9-14). How much more expressive and whole-bodied of an experience can you be than through eating? It is both what you do with your hands, but also what you take inside of your bodies.
As Christians, we too celebrate God’s name, fame, and claim through Jesus Christ who makes all that possible and secure. We do that in times of corporate worship, but we commemorate most deeply at the Lord’s feast. The Lord’s supper, in which we have communion together with Christ, is also called the eucharist. This is from the ancient New Testament term for thanksgiving (1 Corinthians 10:16). This is because the commemorative meal is a time to thank Jesus.
We praise and thank the Lord because of Jesus Christ, our savior and Lord. His name reveals his character. His Word reveals his mighty acts of creation and providence. His Cross reveals his redemptive acts. Ingesting Christ by faith, taking him deep within our bodies and souls ought to cause us to live lives fill with thanks. And thanksliving is God’s way for an enriched life.
This is what we see in the Bible time and time again. Psalm 86:12 expresses it well, “I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever.” Whole-heartedness in Scripture is mind, will, emotions, soul, and body. Everything about you and me gives thanks as a response to the Lord.
That is, to live from an overflowing heart of gratitude. This is because we are “rooted and built up in him and established in the faith…abounding in thanksgiving!” (Colossians 2:7) Thanksliving is not only a command, it is also the expected produce of a soul embraced by Jesus.
Say what? Gratitude and thanksliving is fuel for the flourishing life? Really? Yes, that’s what Scripture informs us. One example is found in 2 Corinthians 9:11-12, where it says, “You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God.”
Here are some suggestions. For a more thorough look at how to do this, read my new book (coming soon). See the details below.
Write in it at least three days a week, but the best way is to take three minutes each day and handwrite something for which you are grateful.
Here are 12 Ways to Show Appreciation and Gratitude. Give:
Time
Help
Appreciation
Notes
Kindness
Songs and music
Gifts
I for an I
Visits
Investment in their lives
Notice of their achievements
God thanks for who they are and what they do.
This is the month set aside to give thanks. This coming Thursday is a special day for giving thanks. However, for the believer in Jesus Christ, we not only celebrate God with praise and gratitude one month a year, we do so when we have the eucharist. We do so when we gather for corporate worship. We do so privately. And we also do so as an expression of Christ’s bountiful life overflowing through us in thanksliving. It is always time to give thanks and always time to live thanks.
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To find out more about my new book, ThanksLiving: How to Gain a Perspective to Enrich Your life go to Relavate.org. You can easily subscribe if you wish to be on the list to be the first to know when the book is released. Should you want to know more about how to appreciate others in meaningful ways (over two months worth of ideas), then download the free ebook, How to Appreciate Others in 12 Meaningful Ways.
Thank you!
Don Owsley
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all your wonderful deeds.
The Lord is my strength and shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped…
If you have not heard Pastor Ryan’s message on the first verse of Psalm 23 you missed something wonderful. You can listen to it here: Satisfied.
I am personally looking forward to hearing the rest of the series on this rich biblical passage.
The text and the sermon reminded me that the Bible calls elders to shepherd God’s flock, the local church. Indeed, God’s anointed servants are not actually shepherds but do the work of sheep herding in ways God has designed. This is why they are called undershepherds, for they serve under the Great Shepherd Jesus.
One chapter from the book, The Perfect Pastor? teaches about sheep and people, elders and shepherds. It teaches through a narrative. I thought it worth sharing as a supplement to this excellent series from Psalm 23. If you wish, you can download Sheep Herding 101 for your edification.
God’s blessings on you!
Don Owsley
Not the absence of danger but the presence of the Shepherd that gives security and rest
Atonement could be simply understood as at-one-ment, meaning it has to do with everything Jesus did, especially as our perfect high priest, to make us at one with God the Father. A more theological definition would be “A sovereignly exercised love of God in the sacrificial work of Jesus Christ that brings sinners to be at one with God.” (Rom. 8:28-39; Heb. 9:12; Titus 2:14; 1 John 2:1-2)
When Jesus resurrected from the dead and ascended into heaven, history changed forever. Not only did his story impact the world, but his story changed the story of our own lives when we come to trust in him. For example read and meditate upon Hebrews 10.
When Jesus was raised from the dead he went up into heaven in order to sit at seat of power and authority to rule as the only true king, not merely over the hearts of his people, but over all the universe (1 Peter 3:21-22 cp. John 3:35; Eph. 1:22; Phil 2:10; Rev. 1:5).
His resurrected and ascended body is a promise as well as an example of what we will receive when God gives believers in Christ new bodies fit for the new heavens and new earth (Eph. 2:1-7; 2 Cor. 5:1-2; 2 Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21:1).
Jesus went up into heaven in order to prepare a new place for us. Our new life and a perfect future is guaranteed because of his ascension (John 14:2-3; Col. 1:15; Heb. 11:10; Rev. 21:1)
Just as jesus had promised, when he went into heaven he sent the Holy Spirit to us (Jn 16:7-15). His Spirit was sent in order to empower for believers for living, to give gifts to God’s Church, and to give us the means of grace by faith through his Word, baptism and the Lord’s Supper (Acts 1:8; Ephesians 4:7-10; Romans 10).
Now that Jesus is at God’s right side he is constantly advocating and interceding for his own people (Heb. 9:24; Rom. 8:34; Heb. 7:25).
Not only does Jesus rule over all the universe (Heb. 1:1-4; 2:1-8; Rev. 11:15), but he specifically guards and guides his people and his kingdom (Heb. 3:3-6; Eph. 2:4-7; Rev. 1:6; Rev. 5:10; Rev. 12:10; Rev. 17:14-18).
Jesus’ ascension secures for us the promise that we who are in Christ by faith will never again be separated from God in love (Romans 8:28-39; Matt. 28:20; John 10:28; John 17:23).
While we celebrated Jesus’ resurrection from the dead forty days ago, we have reason to celebrate and rejoice in the fact of his ascension because of all that Jesus did for us and all he gives us because he was raised into heaven (Luke 24:50-53).
-dto
(This article is also posted in www.donowsley.com)
“Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. So what!” Supposedly, this was a response from a serious skeptic while debating a Christian apologist. The man said he would grant that Jesus died and then came back, but that could have been an anomaly. Such strange things happen all the time. Then he said something like, “All right, Jesus came back from the dead, but what relevance does that have for me or for any of us? Nothing!”
We all might be saying the same thing today were it not for the fact that Jesus’ early followers explained why the resurrection is relevant. Had the Gospels been written, we would have a wonderful, historical account of a great teacher and philosopher. We might even conclude that Jesus was indeed God, and certainly someone who came to earth to start a kingdom, who died on the cross, was buried, came back to life, and went up into heaven. This is what is called the Gospel, which literally means “good news.”
Of course, that is the core of our historical, Christian Faith. Yet, think about this – what if that was all we knew? What questions would we have? What things could we deduce from such this historical record? Pause to consider that for a moment.
Here is what we would probably know beyond that:
Anything else?
The earliest of the Jesus followers knew that much. Thankfully, God sent his Spirit just as Jesus promised. The Holy Spirit brought hearts alive, indwelled, empowered, and then spoke through those early disciples to explain the relevance of the complete story of Jesus (from pre-birth to his ascension). James wrote about how to think wisely and live well as a true follower of Christ. Two of the letters that Peter wrote were inspired and preserved for us, telling us about the beauty of such good news and its relevance for Christians in day to day experiences.
Then, we get to Luke’s writings. Luke recorded a short history about Jesus and then wrote how this Gospel impacted the early disciples and caused the initial explosive growth of the Church. It was due to the power of Christ’s resurrection, Christ’s word, and Christ’s Spirit.
Paul, a master teacher, is converted and called by God to teach the disciples the implications and relevance of Jesus’ resurrection and ascension. He presents to us the explicit impact of Jesus’ death, burial, resurrection, and ascension upon those who trust and believe in Jesus the Christ.
What does Jesus’ resurrection mean for you if you trust and believe in Christ?
Turn to 1 Corinthians 15 and read through this very important passage.
Now, check out a summary of this passage:
But wait! There’s much, much more. Paul, Peter, and John teach us the relevance that Jesus is risen and we are risen, indeed! This is what we, those who have a saving faith in Jesus Christ, can know with great assurance.
Through the resurrection power, assured by Christ’s ascension, our lives are now:
Good Friday put our sins on Jesus Christ. Resurrection Sunday puts his righteousness on us! We are made right because of Jesus. We are given the status of righteousness (Romans 5:18-22).
This means that in Christ, through his Spirit, he is in the process of removing sin from our souls in order for us to live rightly and to live well in the presence of God.
and…
Easter Sunday is Resurrection Sunday. In fact, every Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ’s life, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension. Jesus rose from the dead? Yes! Does that event mean anything to us? Yes, if we trust and believe in Jesus Christ as our savior and lord. Our rejoicing on Easter Day is not merely a celebration that Jesus died and came back from the dead. So did Lazarus and many others. Our rejoicing is over the fact of Jesus’ bodily resurrection and that it has significant, applied relevance for our lives as Christians! Jesus is risen! And we are risen, indeed!
– dto
This article originally posted at http://wp.me/p5C1Oh-NU
So begins the post-Christmas tradition for many. It is time to put the baby king away. The pageantry and celebration of little baby Jesus is quickly fading. It is time to scurry about, pack up all the decorations and ornaments, and put baby Jesus away along with the stable, manger, cow, sheep, camel, shepherds, three wise men, Mary and Joseph. All of the accessories that comes with baby King Jesus is boxed up and stored where ever one can find room.
Sometimes I wonder if we do that to the real Jesus? Not that we could truly box him up and put him away, but do we do that mentally or spiritually? For some of us it is a great temptation to think of Jesus as the infant, so tender and mild; so inoffensive and innocent. A cherubic child, perfectly pretty, never needy and never demanding. He’s just there in all his smiling cuteness. And we get to put him away.
That, however, is not the Jesus of history. The original Christmas event played itself out, slowly but powerfully unveiling this wrapped little king for who is really was. In between the wrapping of swaddling cloths of his birth and the wrapping of burial linens at his death, Jesus exposes himself as the king over all kings, the lord over all lords, the benevolent dictator, the universal emperor, the undefeated general of heavenly armies who is tender but offensive, never needy but always demanding. Yes, we received this kid, yet earth received her king! And he won’t be put away.
As I wrote in a previous post, when Jesus came he came as the King and he brought with him his predicted kingdom. When Jesus came his kingdom was in him (see the other article posted earlier). Jesus the savior-king is the personification of God’s kingdom since in him, with him, and for him is his kingdom (Mark 2:10).
What kind of a Kingdom did King Jesus bring at Christmas?
Not the kind of national kingdom the world has ever known. Instead, it is made up of all peoples from all other people groups, forming a citizenry of God’s own children (Acts 2; Acts 5:36-37; Acts 12:38; Rev. 7:9).
It has the power of the Creator God, which brings life out of nothing (John 1:1-3; 1 Cor, 8:6; Heb. 1:1-2; 1 Jn. 1:2). It is the power of miracles, healing, signs, and wonders (Luke 8:25; Acts 10:38; Rom. 1:4). In it is the power of the resurrection – power of life over death in a world where there is the power of death over life (Eph. 1:19-23; Heb. 2). It is a power that will eventually conquer all other kingdoms (Psa. 99:1-4; Psa. 103:19; Isa. 9:6-7; Zec. 9:10; Eph. 1:22; Phil. 2:9; 1 Pet. 3:22). This King has a kingdom of power that is from the almighty God himself (Matt. 28:18; Luke 22:69; Rev. 5:12). In fact, when Luke speaks of “the visitation of God” (Luke 1:68, 78; Luke 7:11-17) he is using Old Testament code words for God’s future kingdom.
His kingdom is revolutionary in the sense that it brings about a reversal of sin, evil, and wickedness. Satan’s devious temptation to which Adam surrendered caused a cataclysmic reversal of God’s paradise kingdom on earth. Yet King Jesus brought a radical transformation of our existing situation (Lk 1:46-55). Therefore, his growing kingdom is at work reversing this unnatural order of things.
Jesus’ work and ministry were revolutionary (Matt. 8-10) because his words and deeds were divine (Luke 7:11-17) interventions that turned life right side up. He stepped into the realm of evil and darkness teaching and healing, preaching and restoring, and making an impact on the spiritual, ethical and physical areas of life.
When Jesus came into the human scene it caused a spiritual tsunami in the spiritual world, with on-going ripple effects the powers of darkness can never hold back. In a way, the God-Man initially came by stealth. As he launched his kingdom ministry he did so coming to do great battle. His resurrection was the spiritual D-Day (the day on which God’s invasion of the dark world began) that will eventually lead to the perfect V-Day (complete day of victory) (Matt. 25:31-32; 2 Tim. 4:1; 2 Pet. 3:10-13; Rev. 7; Rev. 19:11-21).
That is an underlying theme which runs through the Gospels. For example, Mark is about the major conflict between the Prince of this world and the King of God’s realm. The good news is that Jesus has great power over Satan and his demons (Matt. 12:22-32; Mark 3:20-30; Luke 11:14-23). Every one of the exorcisms shows God’s kingdom winning over Satan’s (Matt. 11:12). Every healing shows God’s power of life over the effects of death. Every miracle is evidence of Kingdom power (Matt. 4:23; Matt. 9:3; Mark 1:39). In the world we cannot see, every one of Jesus’ miracles was a violent encounter with Satan’s kingdom (Matt. 4:23-24; Luke 4:35-39; Luke 8:24; etc.) King Jesus’ work reverses the effects of Satan and sin, and does so with violence (Matt. 11:12).
We cannot see it except through the eyes of faith (Matt. 18:3; Mk. 10:15; Jn. 3:3). As Paul tells us, “for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit!” (Rom. 14:17). We do not see demons (normally), but Jesus saw them, encountered them and affected them in ways that touched nature, animals, and people (Matt. 6:13; 7:22; 12:29; Mark 1:24; Luke 4:34; John 20:31, 31; etc.)
A kingdom where the King gives instead of takes! The wise men came to bring gifts to the child King, but the real story is that this King came to bring gifts to his wise ones (1 Cor. 2; Eph. 4:8).
This is what is so beautiful about King Jesus and his Kingdom!
The work God’s people do in his Kingdom is from love, mercy and grace. It is a work that produces real fruit, not for personal consumption but to give to God and to others:
Christ has taken his people out of darkness and placed them into the realm of his love (Col. 1:13). Life in Jesus’ realm is a life of love: love for God and love for others (Matt. 22:37-39; Rom. 5:5; Rom. 8:31-31; 1 Cor. 13; 1 John 4).
Jesus Christ is the King and in him is his Kingdom! This is the meaning of Christmas: the God of the universe became a perfect, sinless man through miraculous conception but a normal birth on that awesome Christmas night. The earth and all creation received its king.
Even though this little child did not remain a little babe, but instead grew up to be a mature man, we are told that we cannot enter into King Jesus’ kingdom unless we come like a little child, with simple trust and saving faith (Matt. 18:3).
Have you placed child-like faith in King Jesus? If you have not yet done so, why not receive your King now?
Peace;
Don
In a previous article a case was made to show that when Jesus came on that great Christmas day he came with his kingdom. Why is this important for us to understand? Because this is what the Bible teaches and what it teaches has great implications for us.
Jesus did not accidentally stumble upon the idea that he would become a king. Jesus was not made a king (Jn. 6:15) by people only to die at the hands of the local authorities. Jesus did not come to die, be raised again and then wait to bring a kingdom at some distant point in time. As Matthew’s Good News points out, Jesus was born a king, lived his life as one who systematically unveiled his kingdom, died a king, and will return as the final Prince of Peace and Mighty God. The big theme in Matthew is the Kingdom of God according to Jesus (Matt. 4:23). Our response is to turn around and embrace his kingdom that is here and now (Matt. 3:2).
The New Testament Good News according to Mark is about the profound and powerful teachings of Jesus as the Man-King and Servant-King, the real Israelite who embodied and expressed the power of God. That is because Jesus was the only God-King’s Son (Mark 1:11; 2:10, 28; 3:11; etc.). This mighty Ruler was the Promised One whose kingdom would embrace, not only faith-filled Jews but also non-Jews who confessed Jesus as Lord (Mk. 15:39).
Luke’s narrative is about Jesus, the Savior-King who lavishes love upon the needy and neglected people. This was God’s indictment against the wicked kings of Israel who violated God’s demands to do justice, love mercy and care for the poor, the widows, and orphans. He, in turn, receives the praise and songs of joy fitting only for his majesty (Lk. 1:46-55; 1:68-79; 2:14, etc.).
John’s Gospel is written to demonstrate that Jesus Christ fulfills all of the Old Testament signs and types of all things central to God’s kingdom. Jesus is the true Messiah (anointed Savior-King) who has come to fulfill God’s covenantal promise: “I will be your God and you will be my people.” Jesus is the God-King who comes down to dwell with his people (Jn. 1:14). He is the perfect Israel, a fitting name since it means something like “God rules” or “one who prevails with God” or “God’s Prince.” Israel was to be God’s vine spreading into the world to provide nourishment and blessing. Jesus is the true Vine (Jn. 15:1-11). This true Israel comes to do what the people of Israel failed to do. John also says Jesus is Son of Man, a term for Messiah (Jn. 1:5; Jn. 3:14; 8:28; 12:32).
Jesus is also the Great “I AM,” meaning he claimed to be the same as the Old Testament God (Jn. 6:35, 38; Jn. 8:12, 24; 13:19; 15:1,5). Like a good king (Deut. 17) he speaks with authority that comes only from God. Any real king after God’s own heart was a true Shepherd of God’s people and a light to God’s people (2 Sam. 21:17; 1 Kings 11:36; 15:4; 2 Chron. 21:7) calling them out of darkness into light (Jn. 10). He calls out because he is God’s voice (Jn. 1:1-3) who has all authority, power and control with creative and recreative might over the world of chaos (storms, deformity, demon possession, sickness, wickedness, etc.) The Jews of Jesus day understood that God’s Word was the Torah. John is saying that King Jesus is the perfect Torah. They claimed that the Torah was the only eternal Word (Jn. 1:1), coming from the very bosom of the Father (Jn. 1:1, 18), that was the real bread for life (Jn. 6:35), which radiated light (Jn. 1:4-5; Jn. 8:12) upon the way of genuine life in God (Jn. 14:6).
John’s narrative is like a slow unveiling of who Jesus really is: God. The author paints a picture of Jesus who is anointed by God himself (Jn. 1:32-34), to lead his people through the requirements for purity into the very presence of our glorious God (Jn. 1:16). The High Priest acted on behalf of God’s people to reconcile them to God in a once-a-year ritual of cleansing. John is written in a series of dramatic scenes to show how Jesus fulfilled each step of cleansing before entering the inner chamber where God himself sat on his throne:
Toward the end of John’s awesome drama we see King Jesus back where it all started: as God’s creative Word (Jn. 1:1-5). Like God did in Genesis 2:7 Jesus breathes life into his new people (Jn. 21:15-17).
All four histories of the New Testament present different perspectives of the fact that the kingdom package was included with baby Jesus. In short, Jesus is not only the King, he is also God’s Kingdom!
So, what shall we do about this? Believe in this King and then “…since we are now receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.” (Heb. 12:28). At this Christmas let us come to adore Christ the Lord with reverence and godly fear.
For the King of Kings;
Don
All hail King Jesus
All hail Emmanuel
King of Kings
Lord of Lords
Bright Morning Star
And throughout eternity
I’ll sing Your Praises
And I’ll reign with You throughout eternity.
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