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Because the Western world has gone
democratic, we sometimes lose proper
understanding of the Biblical concept
of royalty and power. Consider
the majesty of God. I once heard a
society news commentator refer to a
super model as "regal and majestic
looking." He was saying she looked
queen-like but his well-intended words
were misleading.
Majesty is a term of address for a
king, queen, or emperor. It means
Royal stateliness, sovereign mastery
(unlimited absolute power), eminence
and splendor. To call someone Majesty
is to acknowledge that they are
powerful, mighty, and they are your
superior.
It is a term of both respect and
dread. To have majesty means you
hold the powers of life and death
and anyone with any sense should
fear and respect you. If these terms
hold true for earthly sovereigns,
how much more do they apply to God?
In his duress and pain, Job recognized
that "God is clothed with
terrible majesty." Job 37:22
He asked in Job 13:11,
"Will not his majesty terrify you, and
the dread of him fall upon
you?"
His experience broke and humbled him
before God. He testified in Job 31:23
"For I was in terror of calamity from
God, and I could not have faced his
majesty."
To behold the majesty and glory of
God is to learn the fear of the Lord.
When God reveals his majesty, his
absolute unlimited power, his very
creation shudders. God is so great
that he has to humble himself to even
look upon his beautiful creation.
It follows that when His creation
gets even a glimpse of what and who
he is, we are left feeling very, very
small.
In Genesis it is recorded that "God
said--and it was." He was exercising
his majesty in creation as he framed
the worlds. Psalms 29:4
"The voice of
the LORD is powerful, the voice of the
LORD is full of majesty."
I love that God whispers in a still,
small voice when he communes with
His creation. If he spoke, the roar
of the resplendent majesty and
creative power in his voice would undo
us. Because God is supreme sovereign
of the universe, his majesty and
splendor make all other claims appear
faint.
David recognized that God was the
King of kings when he penned Psalms
93:1. "The LORD reigns; he is
robed
in majesty."
Another verse says God is clothed in
Light, and I believe this majestic
clothing of Light is in fact his
shekinah Glory!
Being robed in majesty means he is
wrapped up with all authority and
power. God's majesty isn't limited
to his indescribable beauty, but
includes unlimited, absolute power
over the spiritual and physical
realms as well.
Once, a desperate father brought his
demonized son to the disciples who
were powerless to help. Then he
turned to Jesus. Luke
9:41-42 "But
Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and
healed the boy, and gave him back to
his father.
And all were astonished
at the majesty of God." They
recognized the supremacy of Jesus'
authority and beheld a glimpse of
"the majesty of God." These same
disciples later evangelized the world,
testifying of what they had seen in
Christ. 2
Peter 1:16 "For we did
not follow cleverly devised myths
when we made known to you the power
and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
but we were eyewitnesses of his
majesty."
They did recognize the sovereinty of
Christ, and did testify of of his
power and were able to do and say the
things that Jesus did on a daily
basis. They beheld his majesty and
worshipped him.
All things are to be summed up in
Christ. He is called King of kings,
and Lord of lords because of his
majesty. He alone bears the right to
be addressed as "Your Majesty" because
he is alone Lord of all. His power is
absolute.
To close with the words of
Jude
1:25, "To the only God, our
Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord,
be glory, majesty, dominion, and
authority, before all time and now
and for ever. Amen."
Bryan Hupperts
© 1999 SheepTrax Ministries
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