Royal Psalms

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Background

If we have not had the pleasure of meeting my name is John Colunga and I have the privilige of serving as lead pastor here at New Day Pasadena

I also have the privilige of bringing this weeks sermon

So if you have your Bibles, please turn to Psalm 110

Today is the second sermon in our six week sermon series in the book of Psalms

And the series name is On Repeat

You see, we want to repeat and know the Psalms in our minds and in our hearts

The Psalms are not a collection of outdated, meaningless, poems

Rather, they are a blueprint, a model for how we are to live, how our attitudes should be, and how our actions should reflect them

And depending on who you talk to and who you read - The Psalms are usually divided between 5-8 different kinds of Psalms

So for us, we will be looking at 6 different categories which are

Wisdom Psalms

Royal Psalms

Lament Psalms

Thanksgiving Psalms

Pilgrimage Psalms

and Enthronement Psalms

And each Sunday we will talk about one of these types specifically and will look at a Psalm that fits into that category

Last week, we looked at Wisdom Psalms and this week we will look at Royal Psalms

Royal Psalms

Royalty is often reffered to with Kingship and that is exactly what a Royal Psalm is about

A Royal Psalm has to do with the anointed King and the lineage of the Kings

And what we will find is that these Psalms ultimately point to the eternal King Jesus

These Psalms will have praises, thankgiving, and confessions towards the King

If you are taking notes, a few Royal Psalms 2, 18, 20, 21, 45, 72, 101, 132, and 144:1-11.

King David

And most of these Royal Psalms are written by King David

It is important to remember that God made a covenant to King David

And if youll recall when we were talking a lot about covenants in the book of Genesis

We know that God always upholds and fulfills his covenants

That God is incapable of breaking his covenant - it is not in his nature

In 2 Samuel 7:8-16 we find God giving his covenant to King David

Make his name great (v. 9);

Establish a home for Israel (v.10).

Keep the people from oppression (v. 10);

Give David rest from his enemies (v. 11).

Establish a house for David through his offspring (v. 11-14).

Allow David’s son to build God’s temple (v. 13).

Never take His love from him or his offspring (v. 15).

Lastly, God says, “Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever” (2 Samuel 7:16).

And so David - clings to this covenant

David is unsure how this will happen

David probably doesn’t fully grasp the spiritual implications of this covenant

But what David knows is that it was God who chose Isreal as his people

It was God who delieverd the Israelites from Egypt

It was God who was faithful in bringing the people to the promise land

That is is God who is eternal

So King David believes in faith and in trust that even after David passes away - God will fulfill his covenant

Psalm 110

And so David writes Psalm 110 and many of the other Psalms with this covenant in mind

And what is interesting is that Psalm 110 is the most quoted Psalm in the New Testament as

Verse 1 of Psalm 110 is the most quoted verse

Of all of the old testament scriptures, teachings, commands, it is Psalm 110 which is used most frequently

And then we find that Hebrews 7:11-28 is basically a commentary on verse 4

So with this emphasis in mind, lets read Psalm 110 and the verses concerning the Royalty of Jesus

If you are able to stand, I ask that you please do so for the reading of God’s word. I’ll read it as you follow along -

Psalm 110 “A Psalm of David. The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.” The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies! Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours. The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.” The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath. He will execute judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses; he will shatter chiefs over the wide earth. He will drink from the brook by the way; therefore he will lift up his head.”

This is the Word of the Lord, you may now be seated

Lord to Lord

Jesus is Lord

Many of you know that I am a fan of the Texas Longhorns

And so by extention - I am not a fan of a team who I will not mention because they will break out in obnoxious noise making

And that also means that I am not a fan of Oklahoma University

But I found myself rooting for the Oklahoma Universtiy Softball Team

You see I have been a fan of their coach, Patty Gasso

Iv’e known that she is a Christian but I did not realize that God is using her in a big way with her team

You see before this past week, her team had won back to back championships

And they were about to play for a third

And at the press conference a reporter asked three ladies of the Oklahoma team how do they find joy in the ups and downs of softball and with the pressure

And the first girl responds that the only way you can have a joy that doesnt fade away is from the Lord - That winning games can bring happieness but that happieness fades away and so true and everlasting joy is from the Lord

And the second girl responds that her freshman year when she won the championship with Oklahoma, after the game she didnt feel joy because the next day she was like now what? She didnt feel filled and so she had to find Christ in that

She said that now, win or lose, she has purpose and joy because her purpose is in Christ

And then the third girl says that their slogan is eyes up and they point upward but really they just have their eyes on Christ - and that this game is giving them the opportunity to glorify God

And once the team was all in all that, it changed everything - that they live to eximplify the Kingdom

And I bring this up and say this because everyone wants to win - everyone wants to have victory

And what David hears through the power of the Holy Spirit is that Christ will be victorious

It is declared, it is fixed, it is solidified that Jesus will be the victorious King

King David starts this Psalm off by saying The Lord says to my Lord:

And I want you to realize that the L in both Lord’s is capitalized

This means that these Lords are equal - They both have authority

And in the english language this can cause confusion

But in the original Hebrew language this makes perfect sense

The Hebrew word for the first Lord is different from the second

So the first Lord means Yahweh which also means the God of the Israelites

And the Hebrew for the second Lord is Adonai which does mean my Lord

And the “my Lord” is Jesus

And there were many who thought that King David was referring to his offspring

And so Jesus, in his teaching had to dispell this thinking - Matthew 22:41-45

41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, 42 saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” 43 He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying, 44 “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet” ’? 45 If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?” 46 And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.

Jesus stumps the pharisees because in no earthly Kingdom does the King call his son, the future King, my Lord

Rather, it is the other way around, the son is suppossed to call the Father, the true King, My Lord

But King David knows that this Adonai is the one who will fullfill Yahwehs covenant

This Adonai will be the one who sits on the throne forever

And so King David refers to this future King of Glory as my Lord

Yahweh speaks

Yahweh speaks to Adonai (Jesus) and says - “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.” The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies! Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours.

Yahweh - The God of Covenants will keep his covenant

And of this, King Jesus needs to only sit as Yahweh delivers his enemies unto him

God will establish Jesus as the King of Victory and will be set as ruler over all

And we must remember that is rule is both divine by nature and is over human nature

Jesus being fully God and fully man is the only one who could live a perfect life

Jesus was the only one who could conqure sin and death on the cross

And Jesus is the only one who could redeem his people through his death and resurrection

Peter refers to Jesus as the Messiah in this Psalm in Acts 2:34 “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,”

It wasn’t David who ascended but it was Jesus

And it is Jesus who is currently sitting at the right hand of God

And so it is important for us to remember that although evil and wickedness still exists in our present world, it is bound and has no power over King Jesus

King Jesus is divine, Jesus is part of the triune God

And because Jesus is God who fulfilled his responsibility of redeeming his people

At the appropriate time, God will make all things new again and there will be no evil left

All evil and wickedness will be conquered and under Jesus’ feet

But all those who put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ as Savior and as Lord,

They will worship and exalt Christ as King

And just as we cannot possibly count the amount of dew drops in the morning, so we will not be able to count all those who are made new in Christ and worshiping him

And then God effectively says - and you can trust me

Yahweh is sure

The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.” The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath. He will execute judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses; he will shatter chiefs over the wide earth. He will drink from the brook by the way; therefore he will lift up his head.”

Why can we trust God?

Because his plan is perfect

Check this out - Most of the time in scripture there are three seperate offices - Prophet, Priest, and King.

And most men were either one or the other

But what we do find in scripture is that Melchizedek was a King who also acted in the roles of a priest

Genesis 14:18 “And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.)”

Jesus, Is the Priest King for his people

His body broken as the bread is broken

And his blood poured out as the wine is poured

And in 1 Corinthians 11:26 “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.”

When we commune together with the Lords Supper

We are remembering Jesus as the Messiah, as the priest King

We are proclaiming that we believe that he died but that it is not the end - that he is coming back

And thats exactly what King David is writing about here

That right now Jesus is sitting on his throne but there will be a time when he will have to get up to get to his final and eternal throne

We talked about this in our heaven and hell series - that the current heaven is not the final heaven

It is an intermediate heaven until Jesus comes,

And when he comes, judgement will be carried out, all things will be made new, and Jesus will sit eternally on this throne forever!

And I dont want you to miss this, that we will one day be there with Jesus as he rules eternally!

This is what it means that the Lord is sure and wont turn change his mind

That Jesus is enough and if you have Jesus then you have everything!

You are eternally secure with the King!

It is my hope and prayer that if you have viewed the Psalms as boring, or unecessary, or minor in comparison to other texts that this Psalm changes your mind

The Old Testament and the New Testament works together so intricately

There are so many connections between the two and the beauty of the Psalms is that they tie both of them together

I am not sure about all the new Bibles coming out but it used to be that you just open the Bible in the Middle and you will be in the book of Psalms

The beauty of the Psalms is that they proclaim Jesus and hail him as King long before he was even born!

God’s plan of redemption was so perfect and was conveyed through the Holy Spirit so clearly

No man could make this up nor can any man escape the truth and the authority of it

So what does this mean for us?

Application

Rejoice in the fact that Jesus is Lord

Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice

Your joy, your fulfillment cannot come from anything other than God

Anything else will leave you empty and unsatisfied

Rejoice that no matter what happens in life, you are eternally secured with the everlasting King

Rejoice that althogh evil is still around us, it has no hold over us

Rejoice that God’s covenants are sure and that his plan of redemption is perfect

Live kingdom minded

Do not be afraid to lose - Do not be afraid to have conversations about Jesus

Do not be afraid of rejection, alienation, or persecution

Rather, seek to do the work of God and to use the gifts and talents he has given you

Love others, serve others, pray for opportunities to interact with others

Listen, you cant be afraid to lose because you have nothing to lose

In the physical state of the world there is evil and that evil is going to oppose

That evil is going to try to corrupt, decieve, and will try to burry you in guilt and shame

But when you are living like there is nothing to lose, when you live for the Kingdom knowing that there is everything to gain - then take it

And friends this is so hard!!!!

What happens when your family member is taken from you?

What happens when you lose your job?

What happens when you are hurting so bad that you cant even get our of bed?

We are going to have human emotions, human reactions, and human feelings towards these things

But even in the midst of this all you can rejoice, breathe, take your next step -

Because the same Spirit that led King David to hear this take place, the same spirit that was in Paul,

Is the same Spirit that is in you if you have put your faith and trust in Jesus

Fix your eyes on the sure Victory

Jesus is the sure victory

Jesus is the sure King

Jesus is the sure God

If you haven’t put your faith and trust in him - I want to encourage you not to delay

When I die, I know for a fact that I am going to heaven -

And I know for a fact that its not because of anything that I have done

But that my Lord and Savior - my Priestly King laid down is life for me

He suffered and died that my wicked and sinful heart could be changed

So that I dont live by my own ways, but that I live with my eyes fixed on Him and His ways

For His ways, his plans, his victory is sure

And if you are here today and you have already put your faith and trust in him,

My question is this: What is distracting you from keeping your eyes on him?

The world will try to pull us a thousand different ways

Our own excuses will be used to try to justify our stunted growth

And when this happens is when the lies and the deceit of the evil one comes out

And will try to make you think that you are unworthy

That you are too far gone

That your sin is too much

And when those lies and deceptions come about -

Fix your eyes on the one who says that he will never leave you nor forsake you

Fix your eyes on the promise that you are child of God and an heir to the throne

And when you confess and repent of your sins, he is sure to forgive and make you righteouss

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