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The world can feel like it belongs to whoever shouts loudest, fights hardest, or manipulates best, so Psalm 24 lands like a challenge: “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.” We take that claim seriously and ask the uncomfortable question it raises. If God truly rules, why is the earth still soaked in violence and evil, and what does it mean to confess Jesus Christ as Lord without sounding naïve?

Richard Bewes is joined by Paul Blackham and guest Stephen Lungu (team leader with African Enterprise) to explore Psalm 24 as a Psalm of Ascension and a portrait of the ascended King. We connect David’s passion for God’s triumph to Moses lifting the Ark, and we unpack why Mount Zion is ultimately the heavenly Jerusalem (Hebrews 12), not just a place on a map. Along the way, Stephen shares how the power of the cross reshapes preaching across different belief systems, not as theory but as lived testimony.

Then Psalm 24 turns the spotlight on us: who may ascend the hill of the Lord? “Clean hands and a pure heart” is a standard none of us can meet, which is exactly why the Psalm drives us to Jesus, the only one who can stand in the Father’s presence without stain. We finish with the repeated cry, “Who is this King of glory?”, and what Christ’s victory means for real spiritual warfare and everyday courage. Subscribe, share, and leave a review, then tell us: which line from Psalm 24 stays with you most?

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