The Lord Reigns

Psalm 93

Niether my mother or mother-in-law will drive in Houston. The size of I-10, the volume of the traffic, and the chaos of bringing drivers together from all over the world with their imported driving habits is terrifying. You can attest. So when my mother-in-law comes to town and we pick her up from the airport, we’ve learned to ask her to close her eyes while we drive. Otherwise she wears out the imagined brake on the passenger side of the car and fills the silence with the sound of bracing yourself. However, by the time she goes back to the airport, she is a bit more calm as she’s had time to trust the driver. Have you experienced that?
Jesus shows us a similar experience he had with his disciples one day when they were out on a boat in the Sea of Galilee.

The disciples were learning that if Jesus is with them, they need not fear. Why? Because Jesus was Lord of the storm. In fact, he is so much so, they could have gone to sleep even with the storm raging around them. How do you get to this point in your life? There is only one way. With a sovereign God who is for you.

That’s what we see in this Psalm. It is a celebration of God’s absolute governorship of the world. God is in control.