Original URL Wednesday, April 6, 2022
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tonight xi wanted to look at the psalms and
x think about
x christ and what he would have been x
considering x
as he x
looked at these psalms and as he went x
through his ministry x and x
it's interesting in uh first peter 1 x
it tells us verse 10 x
of which salvation the prophets have x
inquired and searched diligently who x
prophesied of the grace that should come x
to you
x
searching what or what manner of time x
the spirit of christ which was in them x
did signify x
when it testified beforehand the x
sufferings of christ x
and the glory that should follow x
unto whom it was revealed that not unto x
themselves but unto us they did minister x
the things which are now reported unto x
you by them that have preached the x
gospel unto you x
and i just think this is a really x
interesting passage because it's x
referring back as jim said in his prayer x
how christ is really in every chapter of x the x
of the bible and including uh the psalms x
and that it's saying here that they were x
written for us that the prophets x
of old by god's grace wrote these things x
down for us x
and it was for our benefit and that's x
what we hope to gain tonight is x uh x
some benefit and to see how christ would x
have also benefited x from x
learning about x
his his own creation how he was formed x
in mary's womb
x
and uh
x
robert roberts has this to say in in the x
extract from the atonement x
in the psalms the sufferings of christ x
are vividly manifest as well as the x
glory that should follow those x
sufferings are not to be confined to the x
closing scene of his tribulation we must x
consider how he felt and what he thought x
in relation to his whole surroundings x
this is abundantly afforded x
in the in the psalms and we know christ x
was uh x
you know a like man like unto us and he x
had all the same feelings that we had x
and so as he came across these different x psalms x
he would have contemplated these things x
and what they meant for him and for his x life x
and the immense job that that he had x
before him x
and we can turn to luke 22 x
for really a vital aspect of christ as x
he read the psalms and as he went x
through his ministry
x
would have been the focus on prayer and x
so in luke 22 39 x
it tells us and he came out and went as x
he was one to the mount of olives and x
disciples also followed him
x
and when he was at the place he said x
unto them pray that he entered not into x
temptation
x
and he was withdrawn from them about a x
stone's cast and kneeled down and prayed x saying x
father if it if thou be willing remove x
this cup from me nevertheless not my x
will but thine be done x
and from the very beginning
x
christ submitted himself to his father x
and we're going to see that through the x psalms x
and we're told in verse 33 and there x
appeared an angel unto him from heaven x
strengthening him x
and being in agony he prayed more x
earnestly and his sweat was as it were x
great drops of blood falling down to the x
ground
x
and these verses just really
x
give us x
the intensity x
that was on our savior and the pressure x
that he was under x
and how god sent an angel to strengthen x
him and how god strengthened christ x really x uh x
from his his x
very conception x
uh in mary's womb
x
so if we if we uh look at uh this is um x
really fascinating psalm in psalm 139 x
and i it certainly does apply to all of x
us it applies to creation we know that x
uh each of us is magnificently made uh x
through god's creation the human body is x
is really a marvel x
and um
x
i work in a business where we implant x
artificial pacemakers x
in people when the x
normal x
pacemaker of the heart stops working and x
i saw a patient today and he was asking x
me some questions about x
you know how the how a pacemaker works x
and there was a nurse there as well and x she said x
you know sir this this is replacing x the x normal x
electrical impulses that your heart puts x
out but as the heart gets older it stops x
putting out those impulses
x
and it's just fascinating god created x
electricity in our hearts so that it x
beats
x
so many times a minute so that we can be x
conscious and we can function and do all x
these things and x
through god's x
mercy mankind has technology so that we x
can prolong life through an artificial x
means of a pacemaker x
so we are all fearfully and wonderfully x
made when we look at the eye and the ear x
and the heart and just the function of x
the body but x
i think when we look at these verses x
it's really
x
honing in on god's special
x
creation with christ and it says for x
thou hast possessed
x
and and if we look at the hebrew there x
and and you know kind of dissect it down x
a little bit more it means to create
x
uh for thou has possessed my reigns and x
that word reigns is the mind the x
innermost aspects of a personality x
thou hast covet or weave together me in x
my mother's womb speaking of x
of christ when he was uh when the holy x
spirit moved upon mary
x
uh and it says um i will praise thee for x
i am fearfully and wonderfully made or x
distinguished christ was distinguished x above x
above all men he was made marvelous x
he was separate and distinguished are x
thy works x
and that my soul knoweth right well x
christ would have read these words and x
understood x
uh what what his father did
x
for him x
in
x
when christ was formed in in the womb x
and so david is speaking here really the x
words of messiah um a special act by god x
in his spirit god's spirit overshadowed x
the whole uh process of of christ's
x
miraculous uh birth and just this idea x
of the reigns or the mind
x
we can look at psalms chapter 7 verse 9. x
says oh let the wickedness of the wicked x
come to an end but establish the just x
for the righteous god trieth the hearts x
and the rain so x
christ would have been uh x
as a special creation he would have god x
would have worked on christ's mind he x
would have been involved in this process x
and uh it would have formed christ's x
personality uh in the womb x
uh as god guided every aspect of x
christ's development in this idea of x
being covered as it says here weaving x
together it's an active process and x
rotherham has x
thou just weave me together in the womb
x
um and this is why christ could say x
i am fearfully and wonderfully made or x
and rotherham has there that fearfully x was x
my being distinguished and we know there x
was no one else like christ he was x
distinguished from the rest of humanity x
because god was his father and certainly x
we we're all born of two human parents x so x
um
x we x
we're in a in a condition where it's x
really impossible for us not to sin x
uh but in christ's case he had x uh x
one human parent and so he inherited x
all the problems of humanity x
and a bias towards sin
x
and christ had that powerful force x
within him that he got from his mother x
mary
x
he had all the weaknesses that you and i x
have
x
and so god had to provide his only x
begotten son to overcome the problem of x
sin and so christ would have inherited x
qualities from mary and he also x
inherited qualities from his father x
um as we know christ was
x
god manifest x
in the flesh if we look at
x
isaiah 63 x
verse
x
5. there was there was no way for a man x
without the intervention of god to x overcome x
uh sin and death and so it tells us in x
uh isaiah 63 verse 5 x
and i looked and there was none to help x
and i wondered that there was none to x
uphold therefore mine own arm x
brought salvation unto me so god x
intervened to provide salvation for x
mankind and this was the process by x
which he did it x
we can look at samuel 7 verses 12 and x
13. x
second samuel um 7 12 and 13. x and speaking of christ it says and when x
thy days be fulfilled thou shalt sleep x
with thy fathers i will set up thy seat x
after thee which shall proceed out of x
thy bowels and i will establish his x
kingdom he shall build in house for my x
name and i will establish the throne of x
his kingdom forever i will be his father x
and he will be my son x
prophetically uh speaking forward uh to x
christ
x
um and so christ would have inherited x
wonderful traits uh from his father as x
well um
x
and this this idea of substance my x
substance or a frame or bone structure x
was not hid from me when i was made in x
secret and curiously wrought x
or in into embroider by implication to x
fabricate x
and
x
this word substance is the same word x
used in exodus and ezekiel as it relates x
to the needlework of the hangings in the x
garments of the tabernacle so god was x
working intricately on the development x
of his son in the womb of mary x
overseeing every aspect x
developing a special unique man who was x
the son of god but also the son of adam
x
and this idea it says here um
x
thine eyes did see my substance so god x
was actively x
involved here yet being unperfect and in x
thy book x
all my members were written which in x
continuance were fashioned x
and so it's as if god was writing these x
things down in a book this this x
this um interaction he was having with x his son x
uh in the womb and it's something we can x
probably understand we x um x
we have uh books for uh children that x
jen put together where you know you x
they're the first month the second month x
and these different things that you know x
you can feel the baby you know they're x
kicking you can hear the heartbeat uh x
and different things that go on you have x
the the ultrasound that you put in the x
book you can see the baby developing and x
it's kind of the same aspect um that's x
that's being implicated here that this x
is what god was doing during this x
process of of the development x
uh of his son x
and
x you know it's brought out as well in x
psalms 22 the outcome of this special x
creation uh psalms 22 verse 10 i was x
cast upon thee from the womb thou art my x
god from my mother's belly speaking of x
that process of the miraculous uh x
begettal x
of christ and christ would have seen x
this this passage and he would have x known x
uh how intricately his father was x
involved in in in his development
x
if we look at luke here it says in the x
angel said unto her fear not mary for x
thou hast found favor with god
x
and behold thou shalt conceive in thy x
womb and bring forth a son and shall x
call his name jesus he shall be great x
and shall be called the son of the x
highest and the lord god shall give unto x
him the throne of his father david x
referring back to the psalm that we just x
read there
x
and he shall reign or rather to second x samuel x
and he shall reign
x
over the house of jacob forever and of x
his kingdom there shall be no end then x
said mary unto the angel how shall this x
be seeing i know not a man x
and the angel incidents it unto her
x the x
holy spirit shall come upon thee and the x
power of the highest shall overshadow x thee x
therefore also that holy thing which x
shall be born of thee shall be called x
the son of god x
and this is referring back to the psalm x
that we were just looking at with x
christ being fearfully and wonderfully x
made and intricately woven x um x
in in this process
x now this is why uh christ x
knowing this process could say how x
precious also are thy thoughts unto me x
oh god how great is the sum of them x
christ could say this because he was he x
would be in awe of what god had done
x
and we know through this process in x
isaiah 4 it tells us the lord god hath x
given me the tongue of the learned x
and and this would have been part of the x
process in psalms 139 that i should know x
how to speak a word in season to him x
that is weary he awakeneth morning by x morning x and x
god would have
x
been speaking to christ x
personally every morning he waketh mine x
ear to here is to learn the lord god x
hath opened my ear and i was not x
rebellious x
neither turned away back and
x
that's what a special and wonderful x
quality
x
that christ had he was never rebellious x
against
x
what his father was asking him to do and x
and we we all know that we cannot say x
that about ourselves x
uh we we are rebellious at times and x
this is
x
this was part of the process that went x
on uh in the development of of christ x
god would speak to him morning by x
morning wake christ up and the first x
thing he would hear is his father's x voice x
instructing him teaching x
his son a lesson x
uh day by day and christ grew x
and grew in understanding because of x
this and year after year christ would be x
taught of his father x um x and x
this is this is indicated to us in luke x
chapter 2 verse 46 with christ x
sparring with the best minds of his day x
at 12 years old i mean if we if we think x
back to our own x
uh lives being 12 x
um you know x
and here's christ x
he was able to do this x
because of x
uh god's involvement x
in his life and it says um
x
and it came to pass that after three x
days they found him in the temple x
sitting in the midst of the doctors both x
hearing them and asking questions and x
all that heard him were astonished x
at his understanding and answers and x
when they saw him they were amazed and x
he said unto them how is it that you x
sought me wish ye not that i must be x
about my father's business x
and in verse 52 and jesus increased in x
wisdom and stature in in favor with god x and man x
and i i think we can appreciate that x even x
the best of 12 year olds
x
of our day would would not really be in x
a position to do this to be
x people being amazed at his understanding x
and answers this was all part of the x
process x
of god providing salvation providing a x
special creation in christ for the x
salvation x
of mankind
x and so this tells us something very uh
x
something very uh amazing x in x
the success in divine begetto christ had x
intellectual and moral ability and he x
was very receptive to the word christ x
was unique among men and he knew early x
in life partly through reading these x
psalms the purpose of his existence x
it was constantly on his mind and god x
would have instructed in him that x
him in that day by day x
god developed him in the in the womb x
and we know that x
this development uh in the timing of x
christ's birth was prophesied so christ x
would have looked at all of these things x
and he would have been in awe x
uh at how he was fearfully and wonderful x
wonderfully made in x
the job that that his father had for him
x
uh if we look at
x um x
isaiah 7 verse 14 x
we have this uh wonderful uh statement x
here therefore the lord himself shall x
give you a sign behold a virgin shall x
conceive and bear a son and shall call x
his name emmanuel x
or god with us butter and honey shall he x
eat that he may that he may know how to x
refuse the evil and choose the good and x
that isn't that what christ did he x
through the instruction of his father x
knew how to refuse the evil and choose x
the good and what a benefit for each one x
of us that he did this so that salvation
x
is provided
x
through his life his death and his x
resurrection jeremiah 23 tells us behold x
the days come saith the lord that i will x raise x
unto david a righteous branch
x
and a king shall reign and prosper and x
shall execute judgment and justice in x
the earth
x
in his days judah shall be saved x
and israel shall dwell safely and this x
is his name whereby he shall be called x
the lord our righteousness x
speaking back to these prophecies god x
with us christ being a special creation
x
and dwelling among the people the lord x
our righteousness
x
now it's very interesting when you look x
at uh just this this one psalm here x
because this is all contained uh in our x
statement of faith x
um in in clause uh eight it says that x
these promises had reference to jesus x
christ who was to be raised up in the x
condemned line of abraham and david in x
who though wearing their condemned x
nature was to obtain a title to x
resurrection x
by perfect obedience and by dying x
abrogate the law of condemnation for x
himself
x
and all who should believe and obey him x
and we just look at a couple of um x
scriptures here
x
if we look at uh psalm 2 verse 6. x i don't don't want anybody getting x
nervous with all these quotes here
x in verse 6 psalm 2 verse 6 yet have i x
set my king upon my holy hill of zion i x
will declare the decree the lord hath x
said unto me x
thou art my son this day have i begotten x thee x
ask for me and i shall give thee the x
heathen for thine inheritance in the us x
utmost parts of the earth for thy x
possession speaking of christ ruling x
being the son of god x
um
x
and we can look at galatians 4 verse 4. x
it says there but when the fullness of x
the time was come x
god sent forth his son x
made of a woman made under the law to x
redeem them that were under the law that x
we might receive x
the adoption of sons and so this idea x
that christ would have understood that x
he would be king of israel in the entire x world x
and i really like this scripture here x
because it speaks to x
um
x
the wonderful hope we have through x
belief in the gospel and our baptism x
into it in revelation 1 x
uh verse 18 x it says
x
i am he christ speaking
x
i am he that liveth and was dead x
and behold i am alive forevermore
x
amen and have the keys of hell and of x
death and so christ holds the keys to x
the grave he can resurrect x
he can
x
give immortality x
and
x
he would have been thinking about these x
things as as he read the psalms and it x
goes on it to say that it was this x
mission that necessitated the miraculous x
begettal of christ of a human mother x
enabling him to bear our condemnation x
and at the same time to be a sinless x
bearer thereof and therefore one who x
could rise after suffering the death x
required by the righteousness of god
x
and just a uh one scripture there in x
hebrews 4 x
verse
x
13 x
it says neither is there any creature x
that is not manifest in his sight and so x
we can see god overseeing the birth of x
his son and his development but all x
things are naked and open unto the eyes x
of him with whom we have to do x
seeing then that we have a great high x
priest that has passed into the heavens x
jesus the son of god let us hold fast x
our profession but we have not in high x
priests which cannot be touched with the x
feelings of our infirmities but was in x
all points tempted like as we are x
yet without sin let us therefore come x
boldly unto the throne of grace that we x
may obtain mercy and find grace to help x
in time of need so this is the wonderful x
hope that we have we can come x
before god boldly through christ who x
overcame
x
sin and death and sits at the right hand x
of god
x
immortal and so that being so begotten x
of god and inhabited and used by god x
through the indwelling of the holy x spirit x
jesus was emmanuel god with us god x
manifested in the flesh
x
yet was during his natural life of like x
nature with mortal man being made of a x
woman and of the house and lineage of x
david and therefore a sufferer in the x
days of his flesh from all the effects x
that came by adam's transgression x
including the death that passed upon all x
men which he shared by partaking of x
their physical nature
x
so christ was unique among men x
and he defeated sin x
and it was related to his miraculous x
begettal in his special relationship x
with the father x
and so we just can marvel at these x
things that what a wonderful god we have x
and what a wonderful savior we have in x
christ and it's so difficult for us to x
always be in tune x with x
um
x
what we know are our responsibilities in x
the truth christ was constantly in tune x
with his father and was always able to x
cut off the motions of sin he never he x
never gave in to them x
uh and it just it speaks to the x
wonderful hope that we have x in x
um
x
that we we're not we don't have the x
trinity uh we we understand god x
manifestation as as outlined uh in these x
verses and it's really wonderful to talk x
to uh jewish individuals about this x
about the god of israel x
um you know though their eyes are closed x
to christ being the messiah x
they're very interested in our faith x
because we believe in the promises to x
abraham isaac and jacob x
as well as the fact that we believe that x
god is one and not three and they're x
very um eager to talk to us about that x
uh we can look at one scripture here in x
uh hebrews 2 x
uh verses 16 x
through 18. x
so it says in hebrews 2 verse 16 for x
verily he took not on him x
the nature of angels but he took on him x
the seed of abraham wherefore in all x
things it behooved him to be made like x
unto his brethren that he might be a x
merciful and faithful high priest in x
things pertaining to god to make x
reconciliation for the sins of the x
people for in that he himself hath x
suffered being tempted he is able to x
sucker them that are tempted and this is x
it's so uh
x heartening x
that this is our savior that he's x
merciful and faithful he understands x
what we go through in the frailties of x
flesh
x
of this nature he understands the x
challenges that we have and because of x that x
he is just exceedingly merciful unto us x
uh because of this uh realization
x
in looking at psalm 8 x
this would have been uh prophetic
x
looking forward to christ in the saints
x
and as it says here oh lord our lord
x
how excellent is thy name in all the x
earth and so
x
we we look at the earth today and and x
god's name is certainly not excellent uh x it is x
uh scorned in a lot of uh ways x
and it says who has set thy glory x
above the heavens x
and that psalm ends the same way it says x
oh lord our lord how excellent is thy x
name in all the earth so this emphasis x
on god's name being excellent x
um in all the earth and this would have x
encouraged christ x
that he was going to see the result of x
his faithfulness that his father's name x would be x uh x
excellent
x
in the whole
x
throughout the whole earth and it should x
be an encouragement to us as well that x
as much as we see the despair that's x happening x
uh whether it be in ukraine or x
various places around the world we know x
that a better day is coming we know that x
there's going to be a righteous ruler x
and that ultimately x
god's name will
x be x
revered and excellent in all the earth x
and in that same psalm it says
x
what is man that bow up mindful of him
x
in the son of man that thou visited him x
for thou has made him a little lower x
than the angels and has crowned him with x
glory and honor x
thou madest him x
to have dominion over the works of thy x
hands thou hast put all things under his x feet x
and
x god's name will be majestic in all the x earth and x
uh this is quoted x
uh in two places um
x
in the in the new testament this idea of x
putting all things under x
um
x
under christ's feet x
that he would have been thinking about x
this in um
x
when he read this read the psalms in x
hebrews it tells us for unto the angels x
hath he not put in subjection the world x to come x
wherefore we speak so x
this world when christ returns it it's x
not going to be subject to the angels x
that are now at christ's x
uh
x
command
x
that's going to be turned over to christ x
and to the saints and to us x
uh lord willing x
in the kingdom age it says but one in a x
certain place testified saying speaking x
of the psalms what is man that thou art x
mindful of him or the son of man that x
thou visited him x
thou madest him a little lower than the x
angels thou crowned us him with glory x
and honor and it set him over the works x
of thy hand so god's creation x
christ is going to reign over the x
entirety of god's creation
x
at his return thou has put all things in x
subjection under his feet for in that he x
put all in subjection unto him x
he left nothing that is not put unto him x
but now we see not yet all things put x
unto him but we see jesus who was made a x
little lower than the angels for the x
suffering of death x
crowned with glory and honor that he by x
the grace of god should taste death for x
every man x
for it became him for whom are all x
things and by whom are all things in x
bringing many sons unto glory to make x
the captain of their salvation perfect x
through suffering and
x
the
x
writer of the hebrews is looking back at x
the psalms seeing these things x
prophetically talking about christ and x it would have been a wonderful x
motivation to them at the time x that x
there is a better day coming when god's x
name will be excellent x
uh in all the earth
x
and
x
if we look at the first corinthians it x
relates to psalms 8 verse 1 and verse 9 x
as well then come at the end this idea x
of putting all enemies under the feet x
it's quoted again then come at the end x
when he shall have delivered up the x
kingdom to god even the father when he x
shall have put down all rule and x
authority and power for he must reign x
till he hath put all enemies under his x feet x
speaking of ultimately at the end of the x
kingdom age when sin and death will be x
destroyed and the earth will be x
inhabited by immortals only the last x
enemy that shall be destroyed is death x
for he hath put all things under his x feet x
but when he saith all things are put x
unto him it is manifest that he is x
accepted which did put all things unto x
him and when all things shall be subdued x
unto him then shall the son also himself x
be subject unto him that put all things x
unto him that god that god may be all in x all x
and this is x
really all contained in this one verse x
in psalms 8 oh lord our lord how x
excellent is thy name x
in all the earth who has set thy glory x
above the heavens and x
this is what christ would have been x
thinking about uh reading these psalms x
and and going through his ministry and x
understanding the work he had before him x
and what it would result in resulted x
it's resulting in the salvation of all x
of us in this class tonight in in x
providing salvation through the to the x
entire world
x in verse 2 x
in psalms 8 it says out of the mouth of x
babes and nursing infants you have x
obtained ordained strength because of x
your enemies that you may silence the x
enemy or sin in the avenger death you x
know we know that the wages of sin is x
death and christ uh is going to x
ultimately do away with that he he did x
away with it um x
in his own in his own self first
x
and then ultimately in our bodies at his x return x
and so it tells us in um
x
first corinthians 15 verse 24 but now x
christ is risen from the dead and has x
become the first fruits of those who x
have fallen asleep christ is the first x one x
of this creation to receive immortality x
he's the first fruits but since by man x
came death by man also came the x
resurrection of the dead x
all die in adam but all are made alive x
in christ but each one in its own order x
christ the firstfruits afterwards those x
who are christ at his coming speaking of x us x
then come at the end when he delivers x
the kingdom to god the father when he x
puts an end to all rule in all authority x
and power x
and again this reference x
back to the psalms for he must reign x
here until he hath put x all x
enemies under his feet the last enemy x
that will be destroyed is death x
and just a wonderful x uh x
uh allusion x
uh forward uh to the kingdom
x uh in verse eight in in um verse six of x
psalm eight thou madest him to have x
dominion or rule x
over the works of his hands that was put x
all things under his feet x uh x
and it's it speaks in samuel 23 verses 1 x
through 4. now these be the last words x
of david david the son of jesse said and x
the man who was raised up on high the x
anointed of the god of jacob and the x
sweet psalmist of israel said the spirit x
of the lord spake by me and his word was x
in my tongue the god of israel the rock x
of israel spake to me he that ruleth x
over men must be just ruling in the fear x
of god speaking of the kingdom age and x
the righteous rule that christ is going x
to deliver to this world x
and he shall be as the light x
of the morning when the sun riseth even x
a morning without clouds as the tender x
grass springing out of the earth by x
clear shining rain that that cleansing x
of the earth by the water of the word x
and
x
this is all contained in the psalms and x
as christ would be reading these things x
he would he would realize himself x
as having dominion or rule over x
uh the creation
x
zechariah as well talks about uh about x
this and speak unto him saying x
behold the men whose name is the branch x
of christ and he shall grow up out of x
his place then he shall build the temple x
of the lord even he shall build the x
temple of the lord and he shall bear the x
glory and shall sit and rule upon his x
throne
x
and he shall be a priest unto his throne x
and the council of peace shall be x
between them both
x
all the ends of the world shall remember x
and turn unto the lord and all the x
kindreds of the nation shall worship him x
for the kingdom is the lord's and he is x
the governor among the nations
x so x
christ again x
reading these psalms x
the kingdom is the lord's and he is x governor x
among all the nations and we know that x
christ is a x
a wonderful counselor
x
it speaks of of his glory uh in the x
kingdom and what a wonderful ruler he'll x
be we can look at
x
let's see isaiah 9 here
x uh nine verse two uh the people that x
walked in darkness have seen a great x
light they that dwell on the land of the x
shadow of death upon them hath the light x
shine so christ in his first advent was x
a light and he's going to be a light to x
this entire world in his second advent
x
and uh speaking of his rulership for x
unto us in verse
x
six for unto us a child is born uh in x
that same chapter of isaiah nine for x
unto us a child is born unto us a son is x given x
in the government x
shall be upon his shoulders and his name x
shall be called wonderful counsellor the x
mighty god the everlasting father the x
prince of peace x
of the increase of his government in x
peace there shall be no end upon the x
throne of david and upon his kingdom to x
order it and to establish it with the x
judgment in with justice from henceforth x
even forever the zeal of the lord of x
hosts will perform this
x
this is just such an encouragement
x
to the righteous rulership of christ
x
that we can appreciate knowing these x things x
imagine x
the billions of people in this earth who
x
are not even looking for this right now x
but when it comes x
to this earth they're going to be in awe x of x
how christ provides for all of their x
needs and that's why year by year
x
every person will go up to jerusalem to x
worship they will they will long to have x
a leader like this in the in the earth x
and christ knew and he knows that he is x
going to be this
x
this wonderful leader
x
psalm 110 x
the lord said unto my lord sit thou at x
my right hand until i make thine enemies x
thy footstool and this is one of the x
most quoted old testament scriptures in x
the new testament
x
and it speaks to x
christ reigning forever and needing to x
be resurrected to be given
x
to be given immortality x
we can look at x
uh one scripture here in ephesians 1 x
verse 17. x according to the working of his mighty x
power which he wrought in christ when he x
raised him from the dead so not only x
god's mighty power when christ was in x
the womb when he also raised him from x
the dead and set him at his own right x
hand in the heavenly places far above x
all principality and power and might and x
dominion and every name that is named x
not only in this world but also in that x
which is to come and hath put all things x
under his feet x
back to uh the previous psalm that we x
looked at and gave to him to be head x
over all things to the ecclesia which is x
his body the fullness of them x
that filleth all in all
x
and in x
the psalm here for thou will not leave x
my soul in hell neither will thy thou x
suffer thy holy one to see corruption x
thou wilt show me the path of life x
in thy presence is joy fullness of joy x
at thy right hand there are pleasures x
forevermore christ would have read this x
psalm and understood that he would be x
resurrected that he wasn't going to stay x
in the grave that he was going to x
uh accomplish his mission through the x
help of his father and through his x
perseverance x
uh in his life and he wouldn't see x
corruption uh and
x
there are pleasures x
forever more not only for christ
x but x the hope x
is the same for all of us
x let's see here we're getting uh close to x
um running out of time
x
let's see
x this uh just some interesting psalms x
here as it relates to x
judas
x
in acts 1 x
we are told x
verse 16 x
men and brethren this scripture must x
needs have been fulfilled which the holy x
spirit by the mouth of david x
spake concerning judas which was guide x
to them that took jesus but he was x
numbered with us and had obtained part x
of this ministry now this man purchased x
a field speaking of judas with the x
reward of iniquity and falling headlong x
he burst asunder in the midst x
for it is written in the book of psalms x
let this habit let his habitation be x
desolate and let no man dwell therein x
and his bishopric let another take x
and this is um
x
this is straight uh out of the psalms in x
psalms 41 x
yea my own familiar friend whom i x trusted x
which did eat of my bread hath lifted up x
his heel against me judas was at the x
last supper uh he was the treasurer he x
was he held the bag christ relied on him x
and prayed for judas um x
and christ knowing all along that he x
would be betrayed by a familiar friend x
and it's interesting you know betrayal x uh x
it can be very difficult to deal with x
and christ dealt with that through x
prayer it says but thou o lord be x
merciful unto me and raise me up that i x
may requite them x
by this i know that thou favorest me x
because thy enemy doth mine enemy doth x
not triumph over me
x and x
it goes on to say and as for me thou x
upholdeth me in mine integrity and x
setteth me before thy face forever this x
idea of life everlasting blessed be the x
lord god of israel from everlasting to x
everlasting amen amen
x and john makes mention uh or it's made x
mention in john 13 x
i speak not of you all i know whom i x
have chosen but that the scripture may x
be fulfilled he that eateth bread x
quoting back to the psalms he that he x
hath bred with me hath lifted up his x
heel against me now i tell you before it x
come that when it come to pass x
ye may believe that i am he x
um
x
so christ was well aware of this from x
the psalms that one of his disciples was x
going to
x
betray him
x and we can just close with x this x
psalm 31 here
x really just a wonderful
x
assam here
x
and
x christ's final words on the cross x
are quoted here
x see here
x psalm 31 x
uh just reading a few verses from that x
in the o lord do i put my trust let me x
never be ashamed deliver me in thy x
righteousness
x uh but i trust in the lord i will be x
glad and rejoice in thy mercy and these x
are all principles that we x
should rest upon we we need mercy we x
need to trust in the lord we know that x
we will be delivered x uh x
in verse 9 have mercy upon me o lord for x
i am in trouble x
uh christ he x
he felt these things uh in in his life x
he had an incredible pressure upon him i x
was a reproach among all mine enemies x
but i trusted in the o lord i said thou x
out my god my times are in thine hand x and x
christ knew this his father was
x controlling all things x
just as our times are in
x
god's hands and
x
all things happen x
at the right time and and so whether it x
be we're praying or waiting for x
something to happen waiting for the x
return of christ as we see these x
signs of the times increasing x
god has a timetable and it's different x
from what we might like and christ x
understood that that all things
x my times are in x
thy hand x
uh he says make thy face to shine upon x
thy servant save me for thy mercy sake
x
but if we look at psalm 31 verse 5 x
in luke 23 where christ
x quoted from from this psalm
x
and when christ and when jesus had cried x
with a loud voice he said father into x
thy hands i commend my spirit x
and having thus said x
he gave up the spirit x
and it's it's interesting if we look at x
psalm 31 verse 5 where this is quoted x
from
x
into thine hand i commit my spirit x
it says that was the final words of x
christ
x
and so it's been suggested that the x
first words that christ spoke when he x
was resurrected
x
was
x
the finishing of that sentence x
thou hast redeemed me x
o lord god of truth
x
so as we consider x
christ in the psalms and the wonderful x
hope that we have the wonderful strength x that christ x
gained from the psalms may we x
in our day-to-day x
consider the psalms in all of the x
scriptures and x
be built up in the faith that we have be x
strengthened strengthen one another x
and recognize that x
god's name very soon x
will be excellent in all the earth and x
we will have a wonderful x
righteous ruler x
who will have wisdom and honor x
and who will rule x
in fairness and equity and justice
x
so we can end the air and uh open things x
up for any thoughts comments um
x
thank you