The King is Come

Psalms 24:1 The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; 2 for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. 3 Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. 5 He will receive blessing from the Lord and vindication from God his Savior. 6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, O God of Jacob. 7 Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. 8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. 10 Who is he, this King of glory? The Lord Almighty — he is the King of glory.
 
PSALM 23 expresses the comforting, assuring presence of our Good Shepherd. Psalm 24 confesses our Lord is King of Heaven and earth. The Shepherd leads us. The King opens the very gates of heaven to welcome you home.
    As we consider today that King Jesus rode humbly into Jerusalem, let us remember he is about to enter into victory. Through the dark and tragic week that unfolded before the Son of God, the Christ’s eternal victory will transform the world. Against the opposition, the lies, the fears and denials the stricken Shepherd will rise from death to become the King of Glory.
    Do you praise Jesus he has come? Do you confess he is the LORD of your life? Do you believe with a sure faith you are saved by the blood that has poured from his body? Then rejoice and be glad the Spirit has opened your heart’s door, so the King of Glory has come in.
    Praise the Lord. Psalms 118:24 This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Indeed, let us rejoice every day heaven’s gates are opened and the King has come.
 
Praise: You are my King of Glory, Lord Jesus! I praise your name you have come in. Amen.