GOD IS STILL ON THE THRONE II
January 2022
On 6 February 1952 Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the Throne. This year the British nation along with other nations will be marking her 70 years as Head of State of the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, also Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and Head of the Commonwealth, with celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee.
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It will be the first time that any British monarch has celebrated a Platinum Jubilee and on 3 June 2022, she will attend a Service of Thanksgiving to God at St Paul's Cathedral in London. This is typical of her Majesty who does not make a big show of her faith but is very clear that she believes in Jesus. These are her words in her Christmas Message 2000:
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“For me, the teachings of Christ and my own personal accountability before God provide a framework in which I try to lead my life. I, like so many of you, have drawn great comfort in difficult times from Christ's words and example.”
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She is not ashamed of the gospel as shown by the great respect she had for the evangelist Billy Graham who preached for her and had private conversations with her on a number of occasions.
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Many of us in this country are grateful to God for giving us such a monarch and we have rejoiced through each milestone of her time upon the Throne starting with her Silver Jubilee in 1977, the Golden Jubilee in 2002, and the Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
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In 1977 Jack Hayford author and Pastor of the Church on the Way in Van Nuys California and also formerly the President of Life Bible College and Editor of the Spirit Filled Bible, was visiting England during the Queen’s Silver Jubilee and he was impressed with all the celebrations that were going on. This inspired him to write the song MAJESTY which went around the world and remained a popular worship song for many years.
This is how it goes:
MAJESTY, WORSHIP HIS MAJESTY
UNTO JESUS BE ALL GLORY HONOUR AND PRAISE
MAJESTY KINGDOM AUTHORITY
FLOWS FROM HIS THRONE UNTO HIS OWN
HIS ANTHEM RAISE
SO - EXALT, LIFT UP ON HIGH
THE NAME OF JESUS
MAGNIFY, COME GLORIFY CHRIST JESUS THE KING
MAJESTY WORSHIP HIS MAJESTY
JESUS WHO DIED NOW GLORIFIED
KING OF ALL KINGS!
Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the Throne are but a drop in the ocean in comparison with Jesus who sits upon the Throne of Heaven - from eternity - to eternity!
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The PERSON who sits on the Throne makes all the difference.
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There have been many terrible kings and queens throughout history and that should make us very grateful for the example of Queen Elizabeth.
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As we face a New Year with many uncertainties, let us consider again WHO is on the THRONE OF HEAVEN!
He is…
The WORD of God – WORD of Life - WORD made flesh
The IMAGE OF GOD – IMAGE OF INVISIBLE GOD
The SON OF GOD - THE SON OF MAN – The MAN FROM HEAVEN
THE CREATOR of all things
The FIRSTBORN over all creation – THE FIRSTBORN from the dead
The HEAVENLY HIGH PRIEST
The Wisdom of God – the Power of God
The Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
Emmanuel – God with us
The Good Shepherd, Great Shepherd, Chief shepherd
The Dayspring from on High - The Sun of Righteousness
The Bright and Morning Star - He shines brighter than all the stars in the sky!
The Light of the World
The I AM - the Bread of life, the Light of the world, the Door, the Good Shepherd, the Vine.
Resurrection and the Life, the Way, the Truth, and the Life, The Author of life
The Suffering Servant
The Righteous Judge - The Judge of the living and the dead
The Rock - The Spiritual rock - The Cornerstone - The Living Stone
The Mediator
The Head of the Church
The Pioneer and Perfecter of our faith
The Amen - The Faithful and True witness
The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world
The Lion of the Tribe of Judah
The Root of David – Son of David
The Alpha and the Omega, The Beginning and the End
The Holy One, The Anointed One, The Messiah, The Christ
The Prince of Peace, Prince of Life, Prince of the Kings of earth
The King of the Jews / King over all the earth
The King of Righteousness / King of Peace / King of Glory / The KING of kings
The LORD – LORD of All / LORD of Living & dead / The LORD of lords
Kings and royal persons have titles and the more they have - and the bigger the titles are in meaning and status, the more important that person is! (Queen Elizabeth has 15 different regnal titles, one for each of the current Commonwealth realms). Jesus has over 50 titles ascribed to Him - some of which are included above) – more than anyone in history and they are Divine titles, which are infinite in scope and status!
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But they are not just titles they each have meaning and power attached to them.
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Jesus is all in all. Jesus is all we need!
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This is the ONE who is still on the throne of Heaven!
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And if He is on the throne of our hearts this gives us total security.
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We are not promised an easy life. Jesus said “In the world, you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
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“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
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A very dear friend of mine who went through a terrible time last year – none of which was his fault, wrote this to me and his other friends and supporters in his new year greetings to us:
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“2021 has been a year impossible to forget.
I lost my father, I lost my marriage, I lost my dreams –
but NOT MY HOPE IN CHRIST.
God still sits on the throne and He reigns.
The same for you, whatever hits your life, it is never the end of the story.
The last word is God’s.”
GOD IS STILL ON THE THRONE!
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