As I sat (actually stood) in church this morning of the songs that we sang stuck with me today. The song was The Lord Reigns the lyrics was ‘why do the nations rage when the King is on His throne? Now and forever You will reign.’
In class last week were talking about Deuteronomy chapter 17 in which Moses gives us the law and guidelines for the kings of the Old Testament. I find this interesting considering the fact that Moses was giving this law 400 years before Israel would ask for a king. God knew the temptations of the Promise Land. But, the Israelites wanted to be like the other nations. I wonder what God really thought of them asking for a king like the other nations. This is the God that brought their ancestors through the Red Sea, made the sun stand still, and won battles for the people. As the song says why do the nations rage when the King in on the throne? God is on the throne yet they are asking for more. Did they miss that God wanted to be King alone?
Today for me the words would not be why do the nations rage when the King is on the throne? Mine would look more like why do you (doubt me, worry, not trust, not completely surrender) when I am on the throne?
I go back to the desert wandering we did and how God gave the people just enough.
Was God not enough for the Israelites? Is God not enough for me?
The greatest reminder comes in the guidelines God gives to those that will be king. They need to ditch the gold, girls, and giddy up and they need to get into the word. The only requirement to be king is to read the text all the days of their life. As we read and learn we also learn to fear God. Fear meaning reverential trust. So may we all allow God to be the only one on throne, spend time with him in text so we can learn to fear and trust God. As we do thisour leadership will one that God says he/she did what was right in the eyes of the Lord.
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