Psa 93:1 The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.

                                                 

The theme of this Psalm is God’s supremacy. It is a declaration of God’s might, power, and holiness. 

The LORD reigneth - Psalm 93 begins suddenly and wonderfully, the proclamation of the LORD [Hebrew, Yahweh] rule. The psalmist saw the LORD reigning in His throne and He was clothed with majesty and power. What can give greater joy to a loyal subject than a sight of the King in His beauty? What he saw he wrote it down in this song. It is the same song of the glorified church which the apostle John saw in the Apocalypse: “Hallelujah: for the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth” (Revelations 19:6, ASV). 

Was there a time when God was not king? Of course not: “Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting” (vs 2). There never was a time in which God did not reign, in which He was not a supreme and absolute Monarch. The word of God testifies the Sovereignty of the eternal Son of God: “The blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords” (1 Timothy 6:15). 

Does Jesus reign in your heart? Preachers often ask this question: “Who sits in the throne in your heart?” It is a legitimate question. And it deserves an answer from everyone who professes to be a Christian. 

The reality is that, all too often, in life many professed Christians who proclaim “the LORD reigns” are denying He reigns in their lives. Yes, in action, they deny that the LORD reigns. They deny His reign when they refuse to have Him as Lord in their lives. They want Jesus to be their Saviour but not as their Lord. 

God has exalted His Son Jesus and has commanded every tongue should confess that Jesus is Lord (Philippians 2:11). Many have no problem confessing that Jesus is Lord. Their problem is submitting to His Lordship. 

The word “Lord” in Greek form is “kurios”, meaning “owner; one who has control over other people; master” (Thayer Greek Definition, e-sword). This conveys someone else is a master to us who has the power to decide what we should do. 

It is easy to say that “Jesus is my Lord”. But He is not your Lord until you submit to His Lordship: “And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” (Luke 6:46). To submit to His Lordship is to obey His will. 

Jesus is both Lord and Saviour (2 Peter 1:11). When we accept Jesus Christ as our Saviour, it involves recognition of His lordship. We can’t have one and not the other. Those who only want Him as Saviour but not as their Lord will get neither in the end; they will be lost (Matthew 7:21-23). 

For Jesus to be Lord of your life means that He is the ruler, the boss, the master of your whole life. Paul exhorts: “For to me to live is Christ” (Philippians 1:21). He says his whole life has been crucified with Christ (Galatians 2:20). That is total surrender. The One who now directs his life is Christ: “it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me.” Christ is His master. 

How about us? Is Jesus Christ our Lord? Does the Lord reign in our hearts? “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23).                                        

Jimmy Lau