Deeper Reflection
WE MUST REVERE GOD AS OUR KING! IN VERSE 2, the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar, referred to God as the “Most High God” – the most holy, highest and supreme God, whose power and wonders are unmatchable, whose Kingdom lasts forever and whose rule continues through all generations! Exodus 20:1-6 tells us that He alone is God. He is faithful to all those who worship Him alone and the generations who love and obey Him! Today we are at risk of passing on to future generations an erroneous view of God − as our buddy, who does us a few big favours now and then to get us out of trouble when we desperately seek Him because everything we have tried does not work. But at all other times we can keep Him at a distance, so that He does not interfere with our lives and what we want to do. What an impoverished view of the sovereign and almighty God!Yes, Jesus called His disciples friends.¹ But remember, Jesus the Son of God came to rescue us from slavery to sin and deliver us from condemnation. For our sake, God made Jesus, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that in Him we could be declared righteous by God!² Such inexplicable divine grace demands that all Christians humbly bow at Jesus’ feet and honour Him with consecrated lives of devotion, love and obedience.As our church emerges from the pandemic, we must disciple the generations to possess a biblical and full view of God, and serve Jesus as the King of kings and Lord of lords!³

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¹1 John 15:13-15. ²2 2 Corinthians 5:21. ³3 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 17:14; 19:16.