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Announcement of the Messiah’s Reign

A Psalm of David.

“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!

Your people shall be volunteers in the day of Your power; in the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, You have the dew of Your youth.

The Lord has sworn and will not relent, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” The Lord is at Your right hand; He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath.

He shall judge among the nations, He shall fill the places with dead bodies, He shall execute the heads of many countries. He shall drink of the brook by the wayside; therefore He shall lift up the head.”

“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!” When reading the psalms, we might forget that David served as a prophet as well as being a king and a priest. This psalm bears out David’s role as a prophet. We certainly understand that “the Lord” refers to the Lord God Almighty. But who is “my Lord?” Here David is referring to the coming Messiah. You might say, “Oh, David is simply referring to himself.” No. David was a flawed man, but he never made the mistake of worshiping himself. The rest of the psalm describes the reign of Messiah   as prophet, priest, and king.

1. “The Lord shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies!”  Zion refers to Jerusalem, and Messiah will reign over the whole earth from Zion. Messiah will be all-powerful and all-conquering, ruling in the midst of His enemies because His enemies will be powerless in the face of his power.
2. “Your people shall be volunteers in the day of Your power…” All those who love God will gladly flock to Messiah and submit themselves to His rule.
3. “in the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, You have the dew of Your youth.” Messiah will be eternal and ageless, with the strength and beauty of the most handsome young man you have ever seen.
4.  “The Lord has sworn and will not relent, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” Who was Melchizedek? Melchizedek was a mystery man, the King of Salem and a priest of the One True Living God to whom Abraham paid tributes after rescuing his nephew Lot and other citizens of Sodom in battle. Melchizedek met Abraham, bringing out bread and wine and blessing Abraham. Abraham responded by giving Melchizedek a tithe of all his spoils. (Genesis 14:18-20) Melchizedek was not a Jew, and he lived long before God established the Levitical order of priests, so he was not a priest due to any hereditary order. Melchizedek was a priest because God called him, and the Messiah has a similar calling.
5. “The Lord is at Your right hand; He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath.”  Again, this refers to the Messiah. When Messiah comes, He will deal with all evil rulers.
6. “He shall judge among the nations, He shall fill the places with dead bodies, He shall execute the heads of many countries. He shall drink of the brook by the wayside; therefore He shall lift up the head.” Only Messiah can judge among the nations and carry out all the activities described in these verses. The reference to dead bodies may foreshadow Armageddon. “Lifting up the head” refers to the joy the Messiah will experience when he comes to His kingdom.  

APPLICATION: Why should we care about a coming Messiah? The Messiah will be prophet, priest, and king over all the nations of the earth, not just over Israel. No matter where we live, we will come under the rule of the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ. What will you do about Jesus? Will you believe in Him or not? The time to believe is now; none of us is promised tomorrow.

As we enter the new year, let us enter with new hearts as well, hearts enlightened by God’s love, that love that sent Jesus, God’s Son, to be born as a baby, live as a man, and die an undeserved death for the sins of the whole world.

PRAYER: Father God, thank You for loving us and caring for us. Lord, we bless You and praise You for sending Your Son Jesus to be born as a baby, to live as a sinless man, and to die for our sins. Thank You that if we believe in Jesus, we will have eternal life with You. In the mighty and precious Name of King Jesus. Amen.

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