Psalms 102:16-20 For the LORD will rebuild Zion and appear in his glory. 17 He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea. 18 Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the LORD: 19 “The LORD looked down from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he viewed the earth, 20 to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death.”
 
WOULD you describe your life or some circumstance in your life as hard pressed on every side? (2 Corinthians 4:8a) That’s how the apostle Paul defined his life at one point in his gospel ministry. The psalmist would agree.
   Psalm 102 is often called “a prayer of an afflicted man”. He pleads v 1 “Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come to you. 2 Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly. The next nine verses express a great despair of weary loneliness. He feels God’s condemnation and longs to be safe in God’s presence: V 10 because of your great wrath, for you have taken me up and thrown me aside. These are hard words. Deep despair will do that to one’s soul.
   Would you agree with Paul and the psalm writer? If you love God and you love others, you likely despair over the culture’s constant attacks on Jesus and his faithful church. You despair for those imprisoned in the world’s lies that lead to death and loneliness. Your heart is affected for Christians under great persecution. You mourn the lawlessness and oppression afflicting so many with hunger, diseases and isolation. You may be in despair over the once-full, now empty seats in your church on Sunday morning. Perhaps your family is broken, and you have no solutions.
    When it seems God is a bystander to his world, to his church and to your personal life, you may echo the psalmist’s despair v 11 My days are like the evening shadow; I wither away like grass. Where is your release into joy?
   Jesus said your release is in him. When he began his ministry in Nazareth, Jesus read in the synagogue from Isaiah: Luke 4:18a “The Spirit of the LORD is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. Who are the poor? They were the afflicted Jews who lived in despair for the Messiah’s arrival. Ruled by Rome and other nations for generations, the Jews waited and wondered, “will Jehovah send a Messiah to free us form the prison of our physical and spiritual affliction?”
   Jesus answered the question with: Luke 4:18b He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor.”  Then he concluded with these remarkable words: Luke 4:21b “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”         
   The LORD came to rebuild the lost kingdom of God on earth. He came to remove despair’s dark canopy with the skylight of salvation’s glory. Jesus wants the destitute to know he hears their prayers. His grace releases us from despair’s dungeon, so all generations may praise the LORD.
   Paul knew that, too. That’s why he could finish his sentence with the joy of his salvation: 2 Corinthians 4:8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. Despair will strike from many directions. But it does not control the Christian heart. No despair is as great as God’s promise to free you from despair. Keep your eyes up and your heart forward. Jesus is coming to make Zion, the new Jerusalem, your eternal home. This is God’s truth.
 

Psalms 101:1-3 I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing praise. 2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life – when will you come to me? I will walk in my house with blameless heart. 3 I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me.
 
WHAT are you saying if you go before the LORD, as King David did here to announce, “I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing praise.” Hopefully, you are honestly speaking your heart’s love for God. To say, “I will.” is to make a promise. Prayerfully, when you speak, “I will.” to God, you realize you are making a vow to God to fulfill a particular commitment. A vow is a humble confession that tells God, “I devote my life to you.”
   Throughout the psalm David commits an honest heart with several “I will” promises: v 2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life 3 I will set before my eyes no vile thing. 4b I will have nothing to do with evil. 5 Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; 5b whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure. 6 My eyes will be on the faithful in the land… 8 Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; 8b I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.
   David has a high responsibility to faithfully live in God’s anointing. He is king of Israel. The king is God’s spokesman. In Israel’s history, the kings either led their people to God or away from God. David says he will lead God’s people to God. Many times the scriptures commend the faithful kings of Judah as men who were like David. An example is 2 Chronicles 29:2 Hezekiah did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.
   To be blameless before the LORD is not a sinless life. That is not possible. Instead, to be blameless is to be honest with God, purposeful to live a righteous life. How easy it is to make vows to God. How simple it becomes to reject those vows. A blameless heart knows God knows whether you are honest with him or not. When you are honest with God, you confess your sins and your shortcomings. Your heart mourns when you are weak, and your heart celebrates when you are faithful.
   David knows, too, he needs help to have a blameless heart. He asked, “When will you come to me?” That means he prayed for God’s Spirit to teach and strengthen him. An honest heart admits weakness. An honest heart seeks God’s strength and responds to his correction. An honest heart confesses, “I have sinned. I want to be more true to you, Lord.”
   There is no greater testimony to God’s truth than to live it with an honest heart. God has graciously taken you from the corrupt world into his pure kingdom. Live to faithfully show his kindness to others. Promise God you desire an honest heart. Then with God’s help, fulfill your promise. 

Psalms 100:4-5 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
 
GOD’S love endures forever. What do you think of that? Does the word “endure” cause you to think of experiencing a difficult time in your life? To endure can mean to stand against something painful, even life-threatening. What does it mean that God’s love endure forever?
   The meaning here is that God’s love stands forever. His love is always present from generation to generation. His love firmly stands patiently against the lawlessness that corrupts the human soul. God’s love has endured through the generations form Adam and Eve’s disobedience to the present age because his love is greater than our sin.
   The King James Version says v 5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endures to all generations. “Truth” is a form of the Hebrew word “amen”. This refers to God’s faithfulness and reliability. It is the same word to describe Moses’ hands being steady during battle: Exodus 17:12c So his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. Moses’ steady hands brought victory to Israel. And “truth” is the same meaning as Abraham’s faith when God confirmed his covenant: Genesis 15:6 And he believed the LORD.
   God’s truth is steadfast to stand for all generations. God wants you to abundantly live in your salvation. He loves you. Time has shown he is patient and good to keep his truth alive in your heart. Romans 15:8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs 9 so that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: “Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to your name.” God’s love is truth that stands and expands through Jesus’ suffering and the Spirit’s empowering.
   And the Spirit encourages you further in Titus 1:2 (You have) a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time. God’s eternal promise comes from his enduring love and truth.
   That is God’s love story. From the Garden of Eden to the new heaven and earth, his love moves all events past sin’s condemnation into Jesus’ salvation. What greater evidence of God’s enduring truth do we have than the cross? Know in your heart the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Rest in his truth. Amen. 

Psalms 99:1, 7, 9 The LORD reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake…7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them…9 Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.
 
WHERE is God? He sits enthroned between the cherubim. He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud. He is at his holy mountain. Do you see him? God wants us to see him. He’s right where he must be to be the LORD of your life.
   “LORD” is used seven times in the nine verses of this psalm. The psalmist urged the Jews to remember God is I AM, who has always existed. He formed the earth then came from heaven to establish his promise that through Abraham God would form a great nation to bless the world (Genesis 12 and 15). He then came to Israel to direct his nation through the exodus to Canaan. On the way, he established his presence on the Mercy Seat between the cherubim atop the Ark of the Covenant. From his mercy seat, the LORD engaged in very personal conversations with Moses. He spoke to his chosen leader through the pillar of cloud. Exodus 33:10 Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent of meeting, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to his tent. 11 The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent. The psalmist once more reminded Israel they are a privileged people to belong to the holy LORD. They have followed him from Egypt’s slavery into Jerusalem, the holy mountain God has chosen to be the home of his reign on earth.
   Today we rejoice and are glad that from this holy mountain has come I AM’s new promise. This is the new testament of God’s personal presence with the world. The church is designed to be God’s “tent of meeting”. Through the Lord Jesus Christ, God has come to personally talk with us from his mercy seat of grace and forgiveness. He has established his heavenly throne in all the nations as the gospel advances.
   Through the Holy Spirit, I AM speaks to his people today through chosen messengers. A true messenger is as Moses, who faithfully spoke what God said to him. Messengers today know what God says because the Bible is God’s Word. Whenever the Word is taught, the church should celebrate and confirm God is directing us to his throne. Revelation 7:15 “They are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them.”  
   He reigns. Let the nations tremble, let the earth shake because he speaks righteousness and justice to reveal his statutes and the decrees. In your response, exalt the LORD our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy. Always savor the joy to know he has chosen you to hear his voice. Anticipate with gladness you will stand before his throne one day to worship him. You know that’s true because he promises he is always on his throne.
 

Psalms 98:7-9 Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. 8 Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; 9 let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.
 
“JOY to the world, the LORD is come. Let earth receive her king” (Isaac Watts, Joy to the World) From this psalm of praise comes the famous hymn, Joy to the World, almost exclusively sung at Christmas.
   But the song and the psalm is  much more than a hymn celebrating Christ’s first advent. It is a song that joyfully anticipates Jesus’ second advent – his second and final coming to earth. Indeed, it’s a wonderful song to sing anytime of year to help you reflect on and rejoice in the glory of God’s promise to bring eternal joy to the world. You can call it a Kingdom of God hymn that anticipates the earth and all who are in it celebrating Jesus’ return for his eternal reign.  
   Why the joy? It is the essence of Jesus Over You. Joy is a deep, soul-based happiness that extends far beyond a fleeting emotion. Joy is a powerful fruit of the Spirit. Joy comes from a complete trust that you are in Christ, and he is in you. The absolute conviction of this truth raises your heart to a profound sense of love for God in all situations. You react to adversity with faith the Spirit will take you through. You respond to God’s blessings with the knowledge they are exceptional gifts from heaven into your life. All you are comes from God. All you will become is in God.
   The true Kingdom of Heaven on earth is ultimate joy. When Jesus comes, heaven and nature will sing in a reflection of the glory that shone over Bethlehem at Jesus’ first coming. Luke 2:13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.” Yes, joy to the world, God has chosen to rest his favor upon countless multitudes of people who will be singing, “Joy to the world, the LORD is come!” They will rejoice in the full knowledge the Lord Jesus, Savior and Redeemer of mankind is among them. He is seated on his throne for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.
   You can thank God for Jesus’ equity – his fairness in his judgments. Would you joyfully anticipate a harsh or soft ruler? Would you be excited if your king was unfair, full of greed and self-interest? You can thank God “He rules the world with truth and grace.” (from Joy to the Word).
   Revelation describes his eternal fair rule over the earth. Jesus will fairly destroy evil. He will fairly provide an eternal home for his own. God wants you to live a faithful life under Jesus’ lordship. God wants your joyful heart to sing his praises. He rules fairly to help you prepare for his return. May you live with a complete trust that you are in Christ, knowing Jesus is Over You now and forever with truth and fairness.
 
Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Let Earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And Heaven and nature sing.

​Psalms 97:10-12 Let those who love the LORD hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. 11 Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. 12 Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.
 
DO you often wonder, “Am I doing the right thing? Is God pleased with me?” If you love God, you should have such thoughts. You want to please the One who has called you to himself. But these thoughts should be a guide to God’s love for you, not a fear that keeps you from God’s joy. Viewing your faith life solely through your own eyes may cause you to think, “There’s always more I should do.” To be more sure that God upholds you in your walk with him, look at your faith life through God’s eyes.
   Remember, he has made you to be faithful to confess, “Jesus, you are the Son of God.” You have the gift of faith to know he forgives your sins as you confess them. And you know the Father no longer remembers those sins. Hebrews 8:12 “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.” He has opened the Scriptures to you to reveal his justice, grace and forgiveness. God’s purposeful promises have brought you to him. Do you think that God, who gave his Son for your salvation, would leave you alone in your faith?
   This psalm is one of many scriptures to assure you he will not. God is encouraging, supporting and keeping you safe with him. You are his own, a child of the living God. Your heart’s desire is to be faithful to his laws and his grace. Your Savior and Spirit come to you in power and authority to shed their light upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.  
   The light of God’s’ truth tells you a faithful heart is one that seeks Gd’s perfection because he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love. (Ephesians 1:4)
   A holy, righteous life in Christ is the evidence of your love for God. You come to hate old habits and desires that you now see as evil in God’s sight. Anything that opposes God’s law repulses you. A righteousness heart turns your eyes and ears from temptation. You only see danger when people want to lead you into compromise and to go where sin corrupts.
   When you pray, “Lead me not into temptation but deliver me from the evil one.” (from Matthew 6:13) pray with confidence in God’s promise his light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. Do not be weary or tired of doing right. Be strengthened and restored in God’s Word. Always keep in mind the LORD God has come to you in the form of Father, Son and Spirit to reveal his righteousness to you.
   Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name. By faith you can truly know God is upholding you to remain in his presence forever.
 

Psalms 96:10-13 Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns.” The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity. 11 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it; 12 let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy; 13 they will sing before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth.
 
HERE is another worship song, joyfully calling us to v 1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. This is a song for all far beyond Israel’s borders for all nations of the world to rejoice “The LORD reigns. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.”
   Yes, God established the earth with his spoken Word. When the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array, and by the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing, he rested from all his work. (from Genesis 2:1-2)
   He rested because he knew the earth and the universe he created are his. He rested because he had established his dominion, and no other god could change the pattern of time and seasons he had formed. We can rest in the knowledge the earth will not suddenly move from its course and cast us into oblivion. We are secure, knowing the LORD reigns.
   The song points to the day all nature responds with worship to the LORD. The heavens rejoice; the earth is glad; all in the sea resonates with praise; the fields are jubilant, and the forests will sing for joy. This is not giving personality and human traits to nature. It is a poetic expression of God’s promise he will restore the world to creation’s perfection.
   Sin has corrupted God’s good creation. Genesis 3:17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat of it,’ Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. 18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. God’s gift of fruitful labor became God’s curse of pain and toil. The earth has suffered through the ages from drought, flood, earthquakes, storms and more. As the song writer describes nature in jubilant song to the LORD, he reminds us that God will fully restore the earth into creation’s perfection. Romans 8:19 The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope.
   Our hope is the sure promise that “the old order of things has passed away.” He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” (Revelation 21:4-5)
   This is good reason to “Sing to the LORD.” Heaven come to earth will be a forever joyful time. 

Psalms 95:6-7 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; 7 for he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.
 
HAVE you ever wondered, “Why do we sing in church?” It is so common to every church service in every denomination that the answer may simply be, “That’s what we do.” This psalm is a good answer to the question.
   The psalmist says we sing because it is an intimate way to express our heart’s love for God. God has given us music, poetry and singing to help us remember his great love for us, and he is rich in mercy (from Ephesians 2:4). He has chosen us to be his own under his care even though we are completely unqualified for his gift.
   Think of it. To be under God’s care should evoke a wondrous love in our hearts for the One who is love. He cares for us. This should cause us to shout with joy and sing to God as we celebrate the joy of our salvation. And that is what the psalmist urges us to do.
   He exhorts us to sing, and he tells us how to sing: v 1 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud … v 2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. To come before God means to meet with God face-to-face. This is mankind’s desire since sin turned our face from God in Eden. What better reason to sing than to know we can spiritually stand before God’s face? He sees us and acknowledges us as his children. We see him as our Father. With joy, we will praise him when we remember he has so deeply considered us to form a place where we are under his care. Sing with loud joy and thanksgiving because you are his own! The many songs and hymns of praise, worship, contrition and thanksgiving should draw your heart into the shelter of God’s gathering wings. You realize the God of the universe has you under his care because he, the sovereign LORD has chosen you when you were dead in your transgressions (Ephesians 2:1). Under his care you are a benefactor of his eternal love and mercy.
   How valued you feel when you realize v 3 the LORD is the great God. He is omniscient and omnipotent, v 4 in his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. Savor the truth that you, too, are in his hand. God’s hand is the power and the tenderness to shape the universe, guide nature’s course and hold you close.
   Today we know even more personally than the psalmist that we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, has come to reveal the Father’s love. The Spirit has come to reveal the Savior. We have the means to understand that we are under his care for eternal life.   
   In this song of praise, the psalmist ends with a warning. He urged the Jews then, and the Spirit urges us now to remain faithful. The Jews’ hard hearts separated them from God’s loving care. A generation died in the wilderness because they failed to worship God.
   Worship the LORD with your heart, mind and soul – and your singing voice. The LORD hears you in perfect pitch when you sing with a heart lovingly devoted to him. 

​Psalms 94:1 O LORD, the God who avenges, O God who avenges, shine forth.
 
WE love to tell people that God is love. He is merciful and faithful to forgive our sins. Would you ever tell someone, “God is an avenger?”
   We believe you would if you said, “God upholds the law. He gives justice to those who have been wronged.” God’s vengeance is not an angry response to sin. His vengeance is a deliberate penalty for the crimes against himself and his people. All who desire fair and equitable treatment will be pleased to know God properly disciplines those who break his law.
   Of course, the sinful heart wants no part of God’s discipline. As Israel was corrupt from its own idolatry and the influence of pagan nations, the psalm writer calls for God’s vengeance: V 3 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked be jubilant? 4 They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting. 5 They crush your people, O LORD; they oppress your inheritance.
    This is true for our lives, too, isn’t it? We look around and wonder how long will the wicked be jubilant? We wonder, for example, when God will avenge his persecuted church? When will he avenge the countless children murdered in the womb, trafficked for pleasure and neglected because of greed? When will God silence the evildoers who are boasting of their attacks against law and order in our neighborhoods around the world? How long will God allow the wicked to boast, V 7 “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”  Why does the avenging God wait to dispense his justice? The answer is beyond our knowledge. We have faith that one day he will redeem the world.
   The psalmist warns V 8  take heed, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise? 9 Does he who implanted the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see? Yes, It is futile for evildoers to think they can reject God’s law. V 23 He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the LORD our God will destroy them.
   With a mix of sadness for the lost and hope for God’s own, we know he has judged and will avenge all the evildoers’ victims. The Bible records numerous times he disciplined the nations. Among them are Egypt, Assyria, Babylon and Rome. He’s judged the cities of Sodom, Gomorrah, Tyre and Sidon. And many evil empires that have risen are now in ruins. Still the world rages against God’s law and his people. The Bible tells us this will become worse as the time of the end approaches.
   Our hope and confidence must remain in God’s promise. The God who avenges shines forth. The Christian sees God’s justice shine forth from the cross. We know those who reject God’s law will be condemned. Those who receive God’s law in faith by the blood of the risen Lord will be saved. This is God’s redemptive plan. It is available to all. V 15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it. With confidence and love for God and love for others, you can tell people, “God upholds the law. He gives justice to those who have been wronged.”

Psalms 93:1 The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed in majesty and is armed with strength. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
 
THE psalms are songs from the heart of a God-inspired poet or musician to point God’s people to the joy of their relationship with God. The psalms give hope to the dismayed, courage to the faint-hearted and faith to the doubter. Psalms draw people to emotionally embrace God in his love and mercy. The psalms are the hymns and praise songs of ancient days, used to worship God and to strengthen God’s people against physical weariness and spiritual temptations. The God-centered psalms also turn our hearts today directly to God’s majesty – his splendor, grandeur, magnificence and glory.
   What do you think God’s Majesty Robe looks like? The psalm weaves that robe with four attributes of God’s character to center our hearts on God’s majesty.
   First v 1b the LORD is robed in majesty and is armed with strength. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. God’s magnificence is evident in his strength to establish his Word in the world. He has spoken the universe into being. His law was spoken and written to establish the strength of his truth in Israel and to the world. God’s force was visible to the Jews in the Exodus plagues and the journey to Canaan. His strength conquered the Promised Land and judged the idolators. God’s magnificence raised David to the throne. His majesty returned the Jews from exile.
   Second, we see God’s Majesty Robe because his v 2 throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity. God has identified himself to Israel as eternal life: “I AM who I AM.” God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers – the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob – has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.” (Exodus 3:14-15) God is robed in eternal life, and he gives it to his people.
   Third, God is robed in majesty when v 3 the seas have lifted up their voice v 4 mightier than the thunder of the great waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea – the LORD on high is mighty. The natural world shows his glory. The sea is always an image of turmoil for the Jew. God stands unmoved against mankind’s storms of rebellion. He remains constant, majestic in his authority as the creator of all life.  
   Fourth, the LORD is robed in majesty because his V 5 statutes stand firm; holiness adorns your house for endless days, O LORD. God’s laws never change. His laws for nature guide the seasons and yield the harvest. His laws for humanity are perfect for all people to live in peace and prosperity.
   And now we know God wore his Majesty Robe even in suffering: Mark 15:17 They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. 18 And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”  Was God robed in majesty at this apparent disgrace? Yes, he was. In his majesty he came from heaven to display the glory of his salvation to the world. He formed all events to reveal the height of his splendor in his resurrection and ascension. He came that you would know the Son of God is always robed in his righteous majesty as he prepares for the day he comes again.