God the king

The King in his might loves justice.

You have established equity;

you have executed justice

and righteousness in Jacob.

Psalm 99:4

Four words from this outburst of observational praise about God get my attention as I meditate on the meaning. The subject of my meditation is “God my King”. He is my authority. He rules over me, and all the universe, with absolute authority. And as God rules, these four aspects of His character rule it all quite well.

1. God is a mighty King. He has all power. Nothing is greater than our God. And no matter how strong a present circumstance feels to us, it cannot be a greater ruler of our souls than God is. He sends all that we experience our way for His glory and for our good. This is His power and might at work to change us and bring us into the experience of living as He wills it. And no earthly power will stop His rule or His good from being done. Jesus lives as our King in His might!

2. God loves and establishes justice. God is decisive in the way that He acts and He corrects what is truly wrong in us and in our world. He sees when injustice runs rampant in society. He is not powerless, but is acting in His timing, with absolute justice, to judge and correct this world. I need not feel this life is unfair because Jesus is the justice and the Judge over it all. God loves for His justice to prevail. It will. It always does.

3. God establishes equity. Equity differs from justice in that justice will judge what is wrong while equity will reward what is right. God sees and knows hearts. He will take care of those who by faith are faithful to Him. We should celebrate this truth and patiently wait for those rewards, even in seasons where injustice seems ubiquitous.

4. God brings righteousness. He will restore all things to be truly holy. He applies Christ’s righteousness to those who repent of sin and trust a risen Savior. He will eventually re-create a ruined universe into a new heavens and earth — the home of righteousness. 

O mighty, just, equitable, and righteous King… rule it all now! Amen