"The nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the God of Abraham, for the kings of the earth belong to God." -Psalm 47:9Reveille is the bugle call that starts the day at military installations around the world. The flag is raised, a cannon is fired, and the troops assemble for roll call. The status, “All present or accounted for” is the expected response provided to the commander. I thought of this after reading this psalm this morning and the image of the nobles, kings, and presidents of all nations in formation, being presented to Christ the King.
Given the things going on today in nations across the world: the corruption, graft, oppression, hypocrisy – what would they report to their commander about the health and morale of their command? What if the leaders of the churches around the world were assembled on a similar field? What would they report?
Some day we’ll all be assembled on a parade ground in Heaven. We’ll all be called to do a “pass and review” for the King. For some it will be a time of glory and celebration. For others, a time of agony and unspeakable regret. The papers make it seem that the world is spinning out of control. It is spinning. It is crazy. But, it is not out of control.
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Cool insights. There seems to be a lot of end of the days talk around there. Bottom line is as much as the thought of dying is unsettling, if you KNOW the King of Kings, it will be a time to rejoice. Staying focused on that is the only way to calm these days.
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