Wednesday, May 27, 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 (I)
To be king over the strong and prosperous nation of Israel was a great honor. King David had this glory. And yet he despises his kingly wealth, power, fame. He humbly bows before Him who would be the Son of David. He addresses Christ, the promised Messiah, as "my Lord": The LORD said to my lord. The LORD had promised that Christ would be the Son of David according to the flesh. Yet David did not think this to be an honor for Christ, as was the mind of the later Jews, Matthew 22:41ff. He rather confesses the Son of David to be so great a person that all men and kings of earth must bow before Him. For the Son of David is also a King. He has a throne. Not the trifling throne David had, nor even the greatly desired throne of world dominion. His throne is much higher. Right next to God: "Sit at My right hand." His is the power and rule of God. He truly is a King. Our feeble words can never explain the glory and power of a dominion over all things under God. Who can sufficiently believe that Jesus Christ is equal with God? King David is most happy to have Him as his Lord and to be obedient to Him. It is our salvation. Those who are under Him cannot remain in death, anxiety, fear, but must be taken from all evil, made alive in body and soul, and live with Him without all sin. Since He died for us, we must be and have all He is and has and live with Him always.
