Friday, May 29, 2009
Psalm 110:1-2 The LORD said to my lord, "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool." The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies!
CHRIST OUR KING (III)
Even though His kingdom is one of faith, yet it can be known where it is on earth. Otherwise how could enemies oppose it? But where will it be found? "The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion." The LORD had separated Israel from all other nations and settled them at a definite place on earth. All men could know where they should look for this King. There where David ruled. Here the King came and here He established the preaching of the Gospel, His scepter, which is the rod of His strength. From Zion the Gospel was sent out through His Apostles and the mighty scepter of His Word was spread out over the earth, and continues today through His called servants. It is just this preaching of the Gospel come out of Zion through the Apostles which is the outward sign and mark of Christ's kingdom. Since no other teaching than that of the Apostles was sent out of Zion, one can know that where this Gospel is, there is also Christ's kingdom, and there is His Church. Where you find the Apostles' doctrine, you can know there is Christ with His son, know there is Christ with His own, no matter how few there be.
