“You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor and put everything under his feet." In putting everything under him, God left nothing that is not subject to him. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.” – Hebrews 2:7-8
The Mayan King known as Pacal the Great ruled for 68 years—the fourth-longest verified reign of any sovereign monarch in history. He was born in March 603 in the Maya city-state of Palenque. This was a particularly violent time in the history of Palenque. But Pacal the Great’s long reign eventually calmed the warring and began an era of great building.
He initiated a building program at his capital that produced some of Maya civilization's finest art and architecture.
The first project was a temple called El Olvidado, sometimes called the forgotten temple because of its distance from the capital. Of all Pakal's construction projects, perhaps the most accomplished is the Palace of Palenque. The building was already in existence, but Pakal made it much larger than it was.
After his death, the Mayans deified Pakal and it was said he could communicate with his descendants. But much of his legacy was unknown until 1948 when archeologists uncovered his tomb.
Far greater than every man who has ever lived, stands Jesus Christ who is the true “King of Kings.” He eternally reigns over everyone. Today in prayer, praise Jesus that He is good and He is eternal and He is Lord of all.
“You should point to the whole man Jesus and say, ‘That is God.’” – Martin Luther
God’s Word: “Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death-- even death on a cross!” – Philippians 2:6-8
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