1. The Lord reigneth. One of the most joyous utterances which ever leaped from mortal lip.
The overthrow of the reign of evil and the setting up of Jehovah’s kingdom of
goodness, justice, and truth is worthy to be hymned again and again. Let the people tremble. Let the chosen people feel a solemn yet joyful awe, which
will thrill their whole humanity. Saints quiver with devout emotion, and
sinners quiver with terror when the rule of Jehovah is fully perceived and
felt. It is not a light or trifling matter; it is a truth which, above all
other, should stir the depths of our nature. He sitteth between thecherubims. In sublime glory, yet in nearness, Jehovah revealed himself
above the mercy-seat, whereon stood the likeness of those flaming ones who gaze
upon his glory and forever cry, “Holy,
Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts.” The
Lord reigning on that throne of grace which is sprinkled with atoning blood,
and veiled with the covering wings of mediatorial love, is above all other
revelations wonderful, and fitted to excite emotion among all mankind; hence it
is added, Let the earth be moved. Not merely “the people,” but the whole earth
should feel a movement of adoring awe when it is known that on the mercy-seat
God sits as universal monarch. The pomp of heaven surrounds him, and is
symbolized by the outstretched wings of the waiting cherubs.
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