Psalm 93:1-2 - September 22, 2009

Ps 93:1-2 "The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed in majesty and is armed with strength. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. 2 Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity." NIV

These two verses in Psalm 93 are one of the clearest statements found in scripture of God’s eternal attributes. “You are from all eternity.” This phrase is written in the context of God’s throne being established long ago in ages past, making it clear to us that this Psalm is not just talking about God’s eternal future, but also that He is uncreated in His past, with no beginning and no ending. This understanding, that there never was a time when any material substance existed, of which God was not a part and in control of is a central justification for His right of dominion over all creation and in particular all mankind.
We are called by this passage to acknowledge that it is God who reigns in all things past, present and future. “The Lord reigns…” This statement is so direct that it leaves no room for any other being to be considered His equal. His kingly robes are majestic and He is full of strength that is unequalled amongst all beings in heaven or on earth and because of this the world which He has created, stands unmovable in the midst of His creation. The majesty of God is expressed to us through the glorious man Christ Jesus through whom we have been given a revelation of God’s power and essence and through whom we see the extent of God’s authority over all created things. In Heb 1:1-3 the scriptures develop this thinking “God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, 2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. 3 And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power.” NASU Jesus is the exact representation of God’s nature and as an expression of God’s dominion this passage tells us of this rule through the man Christ Jesus who is not only the radiance of His glory but also “upholds all things by the word of His power.”
During His earthly years of ministry Jesus spoke of the eternal nature and dominion of God expressed through Him when in two powerful statements. In Matt 28:17-18 Jesus taught His disciples about His power, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” And in John 8:58 He confirmed God’s eternal nature as expressed through Him by saying "I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!" Jesus came into the earth to be a visible representation of God’s character, power and nature so that we might more fully understand who God is and how He cares for this. He said confidently to His disciples in John 14:9-10 “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? 10 Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.” Every time that he healed the sick, raised the dead, walked on water, multiplied the bread, turned water into wine, and cast out demons Jesus was demonstrating the throne of God and God’s absolute authority over creation. His disciples watched Him calm the storm with the words of His mouth and said Mark 4:41 "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!" Look to Jesus today and meditate upon the glory of God and the power that is in Him. Consider also the eternal nature of God and find comfort in His reign over all that concerns you both in this life and the life to come.