Psalm 93:1 NASB says:
The LORD reigns,
He is clothed with majesty;
The LORD has clothed and girded Himself with strength;
Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.
When I saw the movie trailers for the movie “The Princess Diaries”…and saw that it was actually rated “G”, I planned to take my 5 daughters to see it with me. Little did I know but this was to be a very profound moment in my life. The movie’s premise is this: the Queen of a small European nation comes to America to ask her granddaughter – the rightful heir to the throne – to come and take her place as princess of the realm. Of course, the young girl feels inadequate and very unqualified to be the princess…unworthy and incapable to rule as a royal princess. As the story unfolds, circumstances warrant the girl’s eventual realization that, even though she may not feel adequate to reign, this is ‘who she is’.
Do you see where I’m going with this? The moment comes when the queen is to present her princess to the world. Oh, did I mention that Julie Andrews plays the queen? Her very presence commanded our attention...our awe. The queen steps out into the ballroom in splendor...and slowly reaches her hand out for the princess...whom we see for the first time in her princess gown...looking like a transformed person. In that moment, the movie soundtrack goes silent to heighten our sense of awe. The queen proudly takes the hand of the beautiful princess and promenades her (in slow motion, of course) around the room. Tears began streaming down my cheek as I realized that this is exactly how Jesus presents us to all of heaven when we are saved. He takes our hand...cleans us up...and presents us to the hosts of heaven as royal heirs to His Kingdom...regardless of our past...regardless of who we used to think we were. Pure majesty.
Psalm 96:1-6 NASB says,
1 Sing to the LORD a new song;
Sing to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Sing to the LORD, bless His name;
Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day.
3 Tell of His glory among the nations,
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
4 For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
But the LORD made the heavens.
6 Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
After I watched this movie, I was so moved by the spiritual ramifications that I wrote a song called ‘Your Majesty’. It is a song detailing my deliverance from sin and shame and my restoration into my rightful place as child of the King of Heaven. The lyrics are as follows:
Your Majesty
WORDS & MUSIC
Dennis Jernigan
August 4, 2001
Verse One
As the King enters the room
A very reverent hush fills the air
As I look all around
I see knees bowing down
All left speechless at the glory everywhere
For the King was standing there
So unworthy - not wanting to be seen
I was so amazed to see Him gaze at me
As He held out His hand
I was too weak to stand
So He picked me up and held me -
Washed me clean
In the presence of the King!
Chorus
Your Majesty! Hail the King!
Your majesty! Who bled and died for me!
I will magnify Your name! Unashamedly proclaim!
Jesus Christ my King Who reigns in majesty!
Your Majesty! Hail the King!
Your majesty! Who rose and set me free!
I will glorify and magnify And testify with all my might
That Jesus Christ is King of Kings Who reigns in majesty!
Verse Two
In the presence of such majesty
I thought this surely must be a dream
But I still knew somehow it is here It is now
That I’m standing in the presence of my King!
He is standing here with me!
Help my weak and feeble eyes to see
A glimpse of who You called me to be
I will stand here unashamed
As I proudly proclaimI’m a servant of the King who ever reigns!
Jesus Christ is His name!
We, as new creations, have every reason to sing to the Lord a new song each and every day of our existence! We have every reason to proclaim His salvation and goodness…to proclaim His splendor and majesty…and why is that?
Romans 8:16-17 NASB says, 16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with [Him] so that we may also be glorified with [Him.]
You and I, fellow new creations in Christ, are born again children of God…and that means we are joint heirs with our Brother, Jesus Christ. And what does it mean to be a joint heir with someone? That means we share His inheritance! All that he is and has is ours! He is righteous. We are made the righteousness of God through faith in Christ Jesus! He is the Answer the world needs and we are His ambassadors to the world around us! Ambassadors of His saving grace! Ambassadors of the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Ambassadors of His amazing, redeeming love!
1 Peter 2:9-10 NASB says, 9 But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY.
Brothers and sisters, we are who our Father says we are. Whether you feel it or not, you are chosen of God. That means He wanted you! You are of the kingly priesthood! That means you can approach the throne of grace with boldness! You are a holy nation! That means you have been set apart for a special purpose on this earth! You belong to the Lord God Almighty! That means you were bought with a price - the shed blood of Jesus Christ - because He wanted relationship with you that much! He brought us out of the darkness of sin and into the marvelous light of His salvation! We are subjects of the Kingdom of God who rule and reign with Him. If He is clothed with majesty, so are you because you are filled with His Spirit…with His presence! Need I say more?
Let’s live like those who believe they are servants of the King of kings and allow the majesty of His presence to clothe us with His glory in every area of our lives…and let me close with this:
[Jude 1:24-25 NASB] says, 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, 25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, [be] glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
Dennis Jernigan
To listen to The Dennis Jernigan Podcast on this subject and to hear the song, Your Majesty, go to http://podcast.dennisjernigan.com/e/your-majesty-1591715059/
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