Do you know what it means that he will reign forever and ever?
The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.” Revelation 11:15
Mighty King, Lord of Lords,
Over the coming weeks,
many of us will hum or sing along
to Handel’s famous Hallelujah chorus:
“King of Kings, and Lord of Lords…
And he shall reign…
Forever and ever.”
We pray that we will not sing these words mindlessly,
but that you, by your Spirit,
would awaken our imaginations,
that we might truly see
this very baby who Gabriel said would
“reign on the throne forever” (Luke 1:33),
firmly planted on the throne in this very moment.
We pray that our vision of this reality
would shove aside bad news and fake news
of the frail and faulty rulers of this world,
that it would cheer our hearts
with the goodness of the truest
and best news about our Savior.
He is the “King of kings and Lord of lords” (Revelation 19:6).
He reigns now, and he will reign forever.
One day he will return and establish his kingdom,
redeeming us and redeeming this earth,
making all things new.
In that day, we will bow before him,
and we will reign forever and ever
with him as his servants (Revelation 22:5).
May we sing this good news loudly and cheerfully.
Amen.
Read Luke 1:33; Revelation 11:15; Revelation 19:6; Revelation 19:16; Revelation 22:5.
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