Crown Him the Lord of life!
Who triumphed o’er the grave,
Who rose victorious in the strife
For those He came to save.
His glories now we sing,
Who died, and rose on high,
Who died eternal life to bring,
And lives that death may die.
Crown Him with Many Crowns (1852)
By: Matthew Bridges, v. 3 by Godfrey Thring, pub.1874
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We continue our journey of resonance on this side of Easter considering this week His wounds. Though we will be spotless eternally, He will bear the scars that will serve to remind us of the price He paid. May those remembrances inform our praise now and eternally. Let’s tune our hearts.
Lord of Life
Crown Him the Lord of life! Who triumphed o’er the grave,
Jesus earned the right to be crowned the Lord of life, because He overcame death by laying down His life and then taking it up again. The stone was rolled away, and the tomb is empty. Turns out He only needed to borrow it! Who borrows a tomb? The Lord of life.
My father died on March 23 of 2019. Recently, I visited his gravesite with my mom where his tombstone had been placed not long before. It was a sobering reminder of the reality of death, as I reflected on the last time I had stood in that place during his committal service.
My father’s remains are still in the ground there, waiting to rise at Jesus command as clearly stated in I Thessalonians 4:16. Jesus has the authority to call my father and all the others who are dead in Christ out from their graves. He has that authority because He is the Lord of life, and can extend life as He wishes. He is the Lord of life because He died, but is alive forevermore!
…I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. Revelation 1:17b-18 ESV
Have you placed your faith in the Lord of life? There is no need to fear death if you have, because He holds those keys in His powerful hands. Affirm your trust in Him today and His authority over death.
RESONATE!
Tell Jesus you are resting in Him, and that He is Lord of your life. Maybe someone has come to mind who does not yet know Him in this way. Pray for them that they may come to see Jesus as the Lord of life, and surrender theirs to Him, then purpose to walk before them and everyone else in a way that reveals the authority of Jesus in your life.
Victorious in Strife
I would definitely call death strife. All of us face some strife from time to time, but few of us to the extent Jesus did, and even fewer find it costing us our lives. To be clear, strife is angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues.
When it came to the religious leaders, strife describes perfectly what Jesus was facing. It was those religious leaders who plotted and carried out Jesus being handed over to the Romans, and ultimately made certain He was crucified. Strife, indeed.
But He rose victorious. Not only over the interpersonal strife, but also that which He faced concerning Death. You see Death does not normally release its captives, but it had no choice with Jesus.
Who rose victorious in the strife For those He came to save.
He walked out of the tomb on His own, even though He had been carried in. Why? Because He had come to save us, and He could not do that if He were still lying on His back. So He got up and walked out.
Because He did, we can have confidence we will do the same. Like my father, it may be some time before He calls us out, but that should not stop us from giving thanks to God for the victory He has given us in Christ. So whatever strife you may face, be it interpersonal or ultimately death, know you can face it victoriously with Jesus.
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57 ESV
RESONATE!
So how will you give thanks to God today. Will you pray? Will you sing? What other creative forms might that take? Whatever you do, make certain that today, and everyday, you walk in this victory because of His victory. The resurrected Christ is resurrecting you, and it is only a matter of time before that work is complete!
Jesus, thank You for Your triumph over the grave. Thank You for facing the strife and rising above it. Your victory clears the path for me to be able to walk in triumph every day. Forgive me for the days I do not, and give me strength today to make it one where my life is filled with thanksgiving. In Jesus’ name. Amen!
Thankful Tuning!
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Video 16.2 Transcript
Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.
Crown Him the Lord of life!
Who triumphed o’er the grave,
Who rose victorious in the strife
For those He came to save.
His glories now we sing,
Who died, and rose on high,
Who died eternal life to bring,
And lives that death may die.
This is the crown upon which all our hopes hang. If it were not for the resurrection, we are to be pitied, for our hope is in vain. But thanks be to God, it is not. He only borrowed that tomb. Jesus is the Lord of life! The grave could not keep Him from rising again. Hallelujah!
His victory over sin, death, and the grave makes Him the firstborn from among the dead, and we, too, like Him shall rise. He came to seek and save the lost, and He did just that. Thank Jesus that you are among those who have accepted the gift of life He freely offers to all!
We crown Him the Lord of Life with our praise. We sing the glories of our Resurrected King, who is resurrecting us. He died, but then He rose again, and rose on high. He is seated at the right hand of the Father. Give Him praise! Lift your voice and sing!
Wow! He lives that death may die. What a powerful line! He died to bring eternal life, and He lives to defeat death. This is Jesus. Our King and the Lord of life. Crown Him with your worship, with your living, now and forevermore.
Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.
Sing
Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond. Until next time, be Resonant.
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