Sunday, February 17, 2008
For yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory

We've reached the final verse of the Lord's Prayer which recognises God as the sovereign King over all that exits, both in heaven and on earth.

When we think about "powerful" people, some names that come to mind might be Bill Gates (owner of Microsoft), George Bush (President of the USA), Lee Kuan Yew (our Minister Mentor) or even your school principle. These people are deemed as powerful either because of the amount of money they have, or the authority that has been given to them (recall George Bush's 'big red button'). If we had an appointment to have lunch with any of them, we would certainly make sure that we dress well and create a good impression.

The irony is that we also know that God is ruler of the Universe and all that's in it. In other words, He owns more than all these powerful people combined, and He certainly has alot more authority than all of them added up. Yet he scarcely receives the due respect and honour from us. We don't listen to His commands, and when we meet Him at church every Sunday, creating a good impression on Him is probably far from our minds.

We need to constantly remember 3 things about god's kingship:

• All things belong to Him
• all power belongs to Him
• all glory belongs to Him
  

In the coming week, let's try to live out these truths and accord God the respect, honour and glory that He certainly deserves.