Blessed and High Potentate

June 19

Exodus 15:2 is a lovely song found in the second book of Moses; it says, “The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will exalt him.” The implication of the first section of the verse is that there is joy in strength. Men and nations who move from a position of strength most often have delight in their status.

That He has become the salvation of His people is an outgrowth of who He has always been in their behalf, but, indeed, His salvation is profoundly felt at this juncture in the nationhood of the Israelites, for they have just been taken from bondage to freedom. When we become believers in Christ, we know this joy—the joy of the captive set free.

Once recognizing Who He is, once attaining the freedom from bondage only He can provide, the born-again, blood-bought saint has naught but to praise “ …the King of kings and Lord of lords…” (I Timothy 6:15) How can we not lift up our hands and our voices in praise to the One Paul tells Timothy is, “the blessed and only Potentate…”

There may be others who exercise the world’s power as they rule from high places. There may be demonic entities who are among those who are, “prince and power of the air” (Ephesians 2:2), but the only blessed and high Potentate is the Lord Jesus Christ who invites us to reign with Him (II Timothy 2:12). For this, we sing with Moses.