The Return of the Lord will be “with power and great glory” (Matthew
24:30). Even in the rather arrogant words of Elihu, in his proud rebuke
of Job, there is the recognition of the power and glory of the Lord’s
coming – “God comes in awesome majesty” (Job 37:22). The Lord of power,
glory and majesty is also the God of grace who desires to share all of
this with us – He will “present you with a crown of splendour” (Proverbs
4:9). This is a great Gospel truth – the grace of God. Sadly, it was
something which didn’t really figure in Elihu’s thinking.
Psalm 48:1-14 Lord, we worship You in the place of worship – “Within Your Temple, we meditate on Your unfailing love.” Help us to go out from there, and play our part in seeing that Your praise “reaches to the ends of the earth” (Psalm 48:: 9-11). How will other people know of Your love, if we don’t tell them? How will they find their way to Your House, if we don’t invite them? When we share Your Word with others, help us to remember Your promise: “My Word … will not return to Me empty, but will … achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).
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