Waiting for the King

Today we come to the last stanza where we find the Psalmist moves from worshiping, offering, and now waiting for the King. The King came to the earth He created to save His creation, He ascended back to His throne, but He is coming back to rule once and for all. How are we to respond? Verse 10 tells us to announce it,

“Say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; He will judge the people with equity.”

Announce it—announce the fact that He is King and He reigns. When reading through the Gospels and Acts, it’s amazing how much the Apostles spoke of Jesus as King and of His Kingdom. Make it known that He is coming and that we will stand before Him. Announce that His offer of salvation will not last forever…today is the day of salvation. We are not promised tomorrow...the promises of God are for today!

Rejoice in it. “Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy before the LORD, for He comes, for He comes to judge the earth.” Rejoice in it…remember when Jesus was received into Jerusalem as the King that He was, but the religious leaders complained and Jesus said—if they don’t do it the rocks will cry out.

Here we find creation which Paul said is groaning for redemption now rejoicing in redemption.

The heavens, the earth,

the sea, the creatures of the sea,

the land, the creatures on the land,

the trees, the forest…it all sings and rejoices in the coming of the King…what about the very ones who were created in His image? We are to rejoice in the coming of the King.

Finally, we are to prepare for it. Three times we find, “He will judge the peoples with equity,” “for He comes to judge the earth,” and “He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.” His judgment will be fair, but not like we think of fairness—He will be the standard. He will give everyone what they deserve:

(1) those in Christ will find mercy because their sins have been atoned, but

(2) those who reject Christ will find justice, perfect justice, and they will pay for their sins according to the holiness of God.

He does not grade on the curve—He judges righteously and faithfully. Ultimately, when He judges we will do one of two things—

(1) we will be in great terror, Revelation 6:16 describes the kings of the earth, the great ones on earth, “calling to the mountains and rocks, ‘Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.’”Great terror or,

(2) we can have great joy. Revelation 19:6-7 describes the reaction of those who were in Christ, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and exult and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His Bride has made herself ready; it was granted to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”—for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.”

Are you ready to meet your holy God? Don’t let the enemy convince you that you have plenty of time…Today is the day of salvation.

Are you ready to worship Him face to face? How can we expect to worship for an eternity if we can’t worship now? Worship the King, give offerings to the King, and remember to live your life waiting on the King!