King of Glory

There is one place in the scripture where God is specifically called the "King of Glory". Psalm 24. Glory is one of those words that is hard to get your arms around, and therefore, it is a very fitting title for our God. Words like honor, majesty, splendor, awe, amazement, admiration, and wonder, and even surprise come to mind.


Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Who [is] this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift [them] up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he [is] the King of glory. Selah.

Psalm 24:7-10

It's interesting that in the Psalm where our Lord is called King of Glory, He is called strong and mighty, and we are told that specifically, He is mighty in battle.

Comic books have been full of superheros through the years that battle the forces of evil; Wonder Woman, Amazing-Man, Superman. These were all characters that would create a sense of awe and amazement in us as children. We were delighted and surprised with their many feats of power, and often couldn't wait to get the next issue of their adventures. They had impeccable character and were worthy of our admiration.

Does God create that sense of awe and amazement in you? Does He delight and surprise you with His feats of power? Are you filled with expectation? Are you amazed at His unconditional and sacrificial love?

In my feeble attempt to capture the essence of 'glory', I have dubbed glory the 'wow factor'. It is that quality that makes us exclaim, "Wow!" What a God! What a Savior!

As a kid we would have been honored and excited beyond words to be given the opportunity to be part of a superhero's team. Even if meant danger and trouble. After all, we knew that our favorite superhero had the power to protect us and deliver us out of any trouble that might come our way.

Do you have that kind of trust in God? Are you honored and excited beyond words to have the opportunity to be part of His 'team', and to serve Him?

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
[We are] troubled on every side, yet not distressed; [we are] perplexed, but not in despair;
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
2 Corinthians 4:5-9

Yours in Him,
Pastor B.