A Crowded Throne Room: A Working Room, Not an Empty Hall | Psalm 89 (Council of Heaven: Part 1)

Picture God on a throne in a huge, empty hall. One ruler, no company, and a crowd far away waiting to be heard. Is that really how the Almighty runs the universe? In "A Crowded Throne Room," we open Psalm 89:5–11 and find a surprise: an assembly of holy ones, a heavenly council, a full table, and a God who pulls up chairs and asks for volunteers. Written in a hard season, this psalm shows us that heaven is a working room, and that God's love reaches all the way to the water under our boat. Come see who is in the room with God, and what that means for our Mondays. Sign up for our free daily devotional -- six days of reflection based on the message, sent out once a week -- at https://www.clh.church/contact. Watch related messages: 1) Ascension Day: "The Ascension: What You Need to Know" (Jesus reigning now in God's throne room):    • The Ascension of Christ - What To Know (Pa...   2) Revelation series (the throne room of Revelation 4–5):    • Revelation   3) "Living Water: A River Too Strong to Stand In" (John 7:37–44):    • Living Water: A River Too Strong to Stand In   TIMESTAMPS 0:00 — Beginning 0:43 — Introduction: The Potato Peeler Problem 3:40 — Psalm 89:5–11 Reading 6:16 — The Empty Hall We Typically Picture 10:20 — A Psalm Written in a Hard Season 13:21 — Pulling Up the Chairs in God's Throne Room 21:57 — What a Full Table Says About God 26:54 — What This Means on a Monday 28:07 — Conclusion: The God Who Pulls Up Chairs Psalm 89:5–11 | Supporting: Psalm 82:1, Job 1:6–7, Job 2:1, 1 Kings 22:19–22, Daniel 4:17, Daniel 7:9–10, Isaiah 6:8, Ephesians 3:10, Colossians 1:16, 1 John 2:1, John 10:18, Hebrews 10:7, Revelation 4–5 October 4, 2026. Church of the Living Hope (ECO), Chesapeake, VA. | ©Beth M. Doriani, CLP, PhD, 2026. All rights reserved. #divinecouncil #heavenlycouncil #psalm89 #throneroom #sermon #christianfaith #bible #godissovereign #churchoflivinghope #satan #satantheaccuser #christouradvocate