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Scripture Introduction
Our text this morning will be .
If you are using the pew Bible, you will find it on page ???.
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of preaching a sermon from that I titled, Life in the Word.
In my introduction I said that I believe (along with many others) that is purposely put at the beginning of the book of the Psalms to serve as a gateway or introduction tot the Psalms.
Today I will preach a sermon from , titled “The Reign of the King.”
While serves to highlight the blessed life of those whose hearts are bent toward God, puts the wicked on trial for all to see.
We will see the staunch rebellion that has been waged against the Lord, his response, and our responsibility of living under the reign of the King.
Scripture Reading -
1 Why do the nations conspire
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth rise up
and the rulers band together
against the LORD and against his anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break their chains
and throw off their shackles.”
4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord scoffs at them.
5 He rebukes them in his anger
and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
6 “I have installed my king
on Zion, my holy mountain.”
7 I will proclaim the LORD’s decree:
He said to me, “You are my son;
today I have become your father.
8 Ask me,
and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You will break them with a rod of iron;
you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”
10 Therefore, you kings, be wise;
be warned, you rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the LORD with fear
and celebrate his rule with trembling.
12 Kiss his son, or he will be angry
and your way will lead to your destruction,
for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
Prayer for Illumination
Would you pray with me?
Heavenly Father, be with me now that I might handle your word with reverence and confidence, to proclaim the reign of the King.
Give us eyes to see and ears to hear this morning.
In the name of Christ I pray, amen.
Introduction
After the resurrection of Christ, Jesus appeared to two of his disciples on the road to Emmaus.
This scene from the gospel of Luke is one of the most crucial moments in the life of the church, because during this encounter, Jesus opened the Scriptures to them.
Luke tells us that “beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.”
Do you know what that means?
It means your Old Testament is about Christ.
The Bible, from Genesis to Revelation is telling one cohesive story of redemption and restoration that has its culmination in the rule and reign of King Jesus.
Today, we will look carefully at one of these passages.
At times we need to make a clear argument to explain why we see Christ in an Old Testament passage.
will need no such treatment.
While David wrote the Psalm about his own experience, there are several statements in that go beyond the life of David, and they clearly point to a greater Kin to come.
But the real reason I’m not going to spend any time proving this point is that the New Testament writers tell us that is a prophetic picture of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
The apostle Paul, the writer of the book of Hebrews, and the disciples in all believed and proclaimed that this Psalm is about Jesus.
So with that in mind, let’s take a closer look at .
This Psalm is a set forth as a cosmic trial that plays out between earth and heaven.
There are four distinct speakers in the Psalm.
In verses 1 and 2, David asks why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?
Why do the kings of the earth take their stand against the Lord and his anointed?
Then in verse 3 the rebels explain their intent.
They want to throw off the constraints and rule of God and his appointed king.
They want independence from God.
They want to be their own gods (does that sound familiar - it should - it was the sin of Adam and Eve).
In verse 4 David explains that the Lord laughs at this rebellion.
In these rebels against God sat in a seat of scoffers or mockers.
Now God returns the sentiment.
The difference is they mocked out of ignorance, and he mocks their foolishness from a standpoint of vivid clarity.
He sees their end.
In verse 6, the Lord himself speaks.
He says, I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill.
Next we hear from God’s anointed and installed King himself.
And the king says, “I will proclaim the decree of the Lord.”
In other words, let me tell you what God said to me when he installed me as his anointed King.
He said, “You are my Son, today I have become your Father.
Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.
You will rule them with an iron scepter, you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”
Finally the Psalmist speaks again.
In light of this decree of God, the sure rule of the King, his authority over all nations and all peoples, and the wrath that he will pour out on those who oppose him, the Psalmist offers a gracious plea.
He says, Therefore, you kings, be wise.
Be warned you rulers of the earth.
Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling.
Kiss the Son.
In other words, pay homage to the King, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way.
For his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Finally, he reminds them, that all who take refuge in the King will be blessed.
Now you may ask, “so Eric, why would you preach this passage to us this morning?
We aren’t rebels against God, not like that.”
And to be honest with you, that’s what I had started to think last week.
But then I was reminded that all Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for us.
So for just a few minutes, let’s lean into and see what the reality of the rule and reign of King Jesus means for us, the church, and how we should live in light of it.
The Reign of the King Reminds us to check our allegiances
The Psalmist here asks a sort of rhetorical question.
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain.
You may remember a few weeks ago when I preached on Psalm one, we looked at the verse that said the blessed man meditates on the word and delights in it.
This is a act of worship and acknowledgement of God himself.
The same root word is used here in , plot.
This time the word is used to describe a sinister act of planning to attached God’s anointed King.
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