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Rise and Worship the King
Read together: Isaiah 9:6; Isaiah 53:4–6; Psalm 139:7–12; Romans 8:38–39; Philippians 3:7–8; 2 Timothy 2:11–12; Revelation 5:11–13
Worship is not first a feeling we work up. It is a response to who Jesus is. When we see Him clearly, praise rises on its own—and Scripture gives us plenty to see.
Read Isaiah 9:6 and Isaiah 53:4–6. Centuries before Bethlehem, Isaiah named the coming Child: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Then he showed how that peace would come. He took up our pain and bore our suffering; He was pierced for our transgressions; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him. The Prince of Peace does not merely tell burdened people to relax. He carries the weight Himself.
Read Psalm 139:7–12. David asks where he could go from God’s presence. If he goes up to the heavens, God is there. If he makes his bed in the depths, God is there. Even in the far side of the sea, “Your hand will guide me, Your right hand will hold me fast.” Darkness is not dark to Him. Read Romans 8:38–39. Paul says the same thing in New Testament terms: neither height nor depth, nor death nor life, nor anything else in all creation can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
That promise reaches all the way through the grave. Read Philippians 3:7–8 and 2 Timothy 2:11–12. Paul counted everything he once valued as loss compared with the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus. And he says that if we died with Him, we will also live with Him; if we endure, we will also reign with Him. Losing the world to gain Christ is not a sacrifice in the end. It is the best exchange anyone has ever made.
Read Revelation 5:11–13. John hears thousands upon thousands of angels, and then every creature in heaven and on earth, crying, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain!” That is where all worship is headed. This song simply invites us to join it now: rise and worship the King.
A moment to respond: Read Psalm 139:7–12 this week and list the “heights” and “valleys” you are facing right now. Beside each one, write: “Even there Your hand will hold me.” Then take one moment each day—out loud if you can—to praise Jesus by name for who He is, not only for what you need from Him.
Let's pray: Lord Jesus, Prince of Peace, thank You for bearing our sin, guilt and shame. Thank You that no height, no depth, no storm and not even death can take us out of Your hand. Lift our eyes from our troubles to Your face, and teach us to worship You with heart and voice until the day we reign with You forever. Amen.
Our desire at UnrelentingJesus is that you would rise each day to worship Jesus the King—held by His hand on every height and in every valley.
