“The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.”
Psalm 97:1-2 KJV
David’s psalm when his kingdom was established. “Yahweh now reigns as King! Let everyone rejoice! His rule extends everywhere, even to distant lands, and the islands of the sea, let them all be glad. Clouds both dark and mysterious now surround Him. His throne of glory rests upon a foundation of righteousness and justice.” Let our conviction be sure, that our God reigns over all as King. The entire creation, seen and unseen is His where He is the King Who reigns. Dark and mysterious clouds are what Moses and the children of Israel saw when they came to the foot of mountain Sinai, “Then you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the midst of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.” The children of Israel couldn’t bear it so Moses went alone to the top of the mountain to receive the Law, “These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly, in the mountain from the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and He added no more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.” God’s plan was so glorious for through the finished work of the Cross God wrote the new covenant, “But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before, “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,” then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.” Righteousness and judgment are His Throne and Jesus was judged on humanity’s behalf taking our punishment, becoming sin for us that the righteousness of God would come to us who believe. Hallelujah!
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