Psalm 47:1-4 - May 25, 2009

Ps 47:1-4 For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
"Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. 2 How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth! 3 He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet. 4 He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved." NIV

This passage is a celebration of the victory that God has already won. Consider the fact that God is not still fighting to gain the victory for us, nor is He still struggling to acquire an inheritance for us. Our Lord reigns! Our God has triumphed over all the power of the enemy and has given that power to you. Jesus exhorted His disciples in Luke 10:19 “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you,” KJV. We have not just been entrusted with a temporary, event oriented power, to apply one time to a particular circumstance. Jesus promised his disciples power over ALL the power of the enemy! An inheritance is not a temporary condition but a permanent legal entitlement. In 1 John 3:1 “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” As children of God we have inherited the same blessings and rights that Jesus enjoys. The word of God confirms our legal standing in bold fashion by stating in Rom 8:29 “For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.” It is our destiny to be transformed into Christ’s image and to share in His inheritance. This is the expression of God’s great love for us. Now that’s news worth clapping about!