Tues., 6/9/20 Devotion (Ps. 99:2)

Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 99:2, which says this:

"The LORD is great in Zion, and He is high above all the peoples."

This verse (above) reminds us that God is both and simultaneously immanent (with us, in Christ and His church ["Zion”]), and transcendent ("high above all the peoples"). Because of this, the Lord is both able to save us (in Jesus' in-carnation), and hear us (as we offer prayers to Him through Christ our Medi-ator).

Our Lord Jesus is the great "Bridge" that makes all of this possible. He has spanned heaven and earth, and given His churchmen the full benefits of both of them, in Himself. Let us praise and bless our great God who has been so wonderfully good to us—in this life, and in the one to come.

[Puritan quote of the day: "Justification is the very hinge and pillar of Chris-tianity. An error about justification is dangerous, like a defect in a foundation.” —Thomas Watson, in, "A Body of Divinity"]