The King Eternal (Part 4) by Dr. Rod Mattoon

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1 Timothy 1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. With all that God is, who He is, and what He has done, Paul triumphantly lifts up his voice and says that the Lord should receive honor and glory, not for a brief fifteen-minute moment, but forever and ever through all eternity. That should be the goal of our goodness, the destination of our dedication, the end of our efforts, the aim of our aspirations, the objective of our obedience, and the purpose of our passions. We are to bring glory and honor to Jesus for what He has done in us and through us. That should be the purpose of every Christian. Paul said, “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). When Walter Chalmers Smith pondered 1 Timothy 1:17, he couldn’t keep quiet either. He too, like Paul, broke out in an anthem of praise that roars and vibrates my soul like the fighter jets that take off at the Springfield airport and fly over the city. He wrote a beautiful hymn which is one of my favorites. Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in light, inaccessible hid from our eyes, most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, Almighty, victorious Thy great name we praise. Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might; Thy justice, like mountains, high soaring above, Thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love. Paul painted a beautiful portrait of the King eternal, but only half has been told. The gallery is bigger than the room that is labeled “Paul’s Portrait of the King.” Walk down the hallway of God’s gallery and you will find more portraits on the wall about our eternal King. That is what we will do in this message. We will view the portraits of our king, the Lord Jesus Christ. This 25-minute message was preached on Sunday morning December 11, 2022, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

Topics

• Heaven & Eternity