Who Is This King of Glory?
The Weight of His Presence, the Authority of His Word, and the Call to Consecration
“Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.” — Psalm 24:8
There is a difference between knowing about the glory of God and desiring the weight of His presence.
In this livestream, we entered with worship and a hunger for more than information. We sought the kavod of God—the weight, honor, majesty, and manifested presence of the King of Glory.
I have asked the Lord to visit me.
Not because I need another religious experience, but because there is something about the presence of God that changes everything. When the King enters, perspectives change. Priorities change. Atmospheres change. And when we truly recognize who He is, casual Christianity becomes increasingly difficult to maintain.
Who Is the King of Glory?
Psalm 24 answers plainly:
The LORD strong and mighty.
The LORD mighty in battle.
The LORD of hosts—He is the King of Glory.
We are not serving a powerless King.
He is sovereign. He is mighty. His Word carries authority, and no person can reverse what He has established.
The account of Balaam and Balak in Numbers 22–23 gives us a striking picture of this truth.
Balak wanted Balaam to curse the people of God.
But there was a problem:
God had already blessed them.
Balaam could not simply manufacture a word against what God had spoken. Again and again, we see that he could only speak what God permitted him to speak.
That is a reminder for every believer:
What God has blessed cannot be casually cursed.
We do not have to spend our lives terrified of what somebody else may be saying, plotting, declaring, or attempting.
God is still God.
His authority has not diminished.
His Word has not lost its power.
And His people belong to Him.
But Obedience Still Matters
The account of Balaam also carries a warning.
God’s sovereignty is not permission for stubbornness.
We can become so determined to have our own way that we continue moving while ignoring God’s restraint. Sometimes we want God to bless the direction we have already decided to take rather than surrendering our direction to Him.
That is dangerous territory.
The goal is not merely to be protected by God.
The goal is to remain in true, unbroken fellowship with Jesus Christ.
Galatians 2:20 reminds us that we have been crucified with Christ. Our lives are no longer centered around doing whatever pleases us and asking Jesus to accompany us.
We belong to Him.
You Are His Temple
First Corinthians 6:19 reminds us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit.
We have been bought with a price.
That means the glory of God cannot merely be something we ask to experience. His glory should affect the way we live.
If we cry, “Lord, send Your glory,” we must also be willing to say:
“Lord, examine me.”
“Correct me.”
“Cleanse me.”
“Remove what cannot remain in Your presence.”
“Teach me to glorify You with my whole life.”
The presence of God is precious, but it is not casual.
Judge Yourself
James 1 makes something else very clear: God is not the author of our temptation.
We must be willing to take responsibility for what we entertain, desire, excuse, and repeatedly allow.
Desire, when conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when fully grown, produces death.
That is why repentance is a gift.
Conviction is not God abandoning us. It is an opportunity to turn.
The difficult passages of Ezekiel 16 remind us just how seriously God takes idolatry and covenant unfaithfulness. Scripture does not sanitize rebellion to make us comfortable.
Neither should we.
There are moments when we must stop looking outward and ask:
Lord, is there anything in me that is competing with You?
Breaking the Old Harness
During this livestream, I also discussed 5787 and the imagery of the wild ox—strength that refuses to remain confined by an old harness.
There are seasons when God calls us out of restrictions that once defined us.
Old patterns.
Old fears.
Old limitations.
Old identities.
Old systems of thinking.
But freedom in the Kingdom is never freedom from God.
It is freedom for obedience to God.
We are not breaking restraints so that we can become uncontrollable.
We are breaking every restraint that prevents us from being completely yielded to the King.
That is a very different kind of strength.
It is strength under divine authority.
Clean Hands Before the King
Job 22:30 speaks of deliverance through the cleanness of one’s hands.
That should cause us to examine the condition of our own hearts before we become consumed with everybody else’s condition.
Can God trust us to intercede with clean hands?
Can He trust us to pray for people who have opposed us?
Can He trust us with authority without allowing bitterness to contaminate it?
Can He trust us with His glory without us attempting to make the glory about ourselves?
These questions matter.
Because the greater desire is not simply:
“Lord, give me power.”
It is:
“Lord, make me a trustworthy vessel.”
Curiosity Must Become Reverence
Acts 19 shows people encountering the undeniable authority of the name of Jesus and responding with reverence.
That transition still needs to happen today.
Jesus cannot remain an interesting spiritual subject.
The Kingdom cannot remain something we casually investigate.
There comes a point when curiosity must bow to revelation:
Jesus Christ is Lord.
And once we recognize the King, the appropriate response is surrender.
Lift Up Your Heads
Psalm 24 asks:
“Who is this King of glory?”
And Scripture answers:
The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory.
So lift up your head.
Open the gates.
Remove the idols.
Break agreement with stubbornness.
Repent quickly.
Keep your hands clean.
Remain in fellowship with Christ.
And do not live intimidated by what someone else is trying to speak over something God has already blessed.
The King of Glory is still strong and mighty.
He is still mighty in battle.
He is still sovereign over His people.
And when the King of Glory comes in, everything else must recognize Who has entered the room.
Prayer
King of Glory, come in.
We desire Your presence, Your holiness, Your truth, and Your authority. Search our hearts and reveal anything that competes with You. Give us clean hands and pure hearts. Deliver us from stubbornness, compromise, idolatry, and every old restraint that keeps us from complete obedience.
Teach us to carry Your presence with reverence.
Help us remain in true fellowship with Jesus Christ. Let our lives, bodies, words, decisions, ministries, and assignments bring glory to Your name.
And where You have spoken blessing, give us confidence to rest in Your authority rather than fear the words of men.
You are the LORD strong and mighty.
You are the LORD mighty in battle.
You are the King of Glory.
Come in, King Jesus.
Amen.
Charnette Kay ⚔️
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