King of the earth: praise him!

Clap your hands, all you nations;
shout to God with cries of joy.
For the Lord Most High is awesome,
the great King over all the earth.
God reigns over the nations;
God is seated on his holy throne. (Psalm 47:1, 2, 8 NIV)

Lord I pray you fill me with joy for you are the king of all the earth and you are in control. This world is fleeting and will be gone in the blink of an eye. But your words and promises will last forever! Even in this world though it seems the prince of darkness and simple things of the world like business and politics are in control. But help me to remember the spiritual reality that you gave all kings and even the devil the authority they have. There is no battle. There is no question of who will win God. For you are in control and you will show yourself competent victorious in the end.

For now in the present age of darkness you give us the opportunity to grow and test our faith that we might choose you fully Lord, not because we have to but because we want to even in the challenges of life. Thank you Lord for this life where we may have faith in you and your promises even though they are not visible.

Therefore let us rejoice in our God who is more real than all the world around us. As we worship let us declare the spiritual reality in the face of all the world and those who do not believe that what we see is not lasting and it is small and weak compared to our God! For our God is king over all the earth! And he loves us and has eternity planned for all of his new creation!
Amen