“Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor…. Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.”
1 Chronicles 29:11, 13
I imagine we’d all like to think of ourselves as superheroes—strong, courageous, champions of our own stories, able to overcome anything put before us. Do you carry this kind of confidence into your spiritual life, thinking you can confront evil and win every time? If you’ve been a Christian for longer than a day, you know how misplaced such confidence is.
The reality is that we give in to sin often, and that is why we need a deliverer. We end the Lord’s Prayer with the words, “For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever” even though they are not in the Matthew 6 prayer. But these words remind us that it is not our kingdom, our power, or our glory that reigns supreme in this world.
God is the hero who saves us through the finished work of Jesus. In the Old Testament, long before Jesus died for our sins, David called out in praise to the Lord who owns all kingdoms (v. 11), power (v. 12), and glory (v. 13). You can call to Him, too, as you focus your motives and actions not on yourself, but on Him.
The reality is that we give in to sin often, and that is why we need a deliverer. We end the Lord’s Prayer with the words, “For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever” even though they are not in the Matthew 6 prayer. But these words remind us that it is not our kingdom, our power, or our glory that reigns supreme in this world.
God is the hero who saves us through the finished work of Jesus. In the Old Testament, long before Jesus died for our sins, David called out in praise to the Lord who owns all kingdoms (v. 11), power (v. 12), and glory (v. 13). You can call to Him, too, as you focus your motives and actions not on yourself, but on Him.
Scripture Focus
Matthew 6:9-13
Insight
The same Jesus who rescued you before will deliver you again. The Kingdom is God’s. The power is God’s. To Him be the glory! Amen
Bible In A Year
- Leviticus 25
- Psalm 59
- Luke 23