Psalm 110 is about no ordinary king. It was not said of any Old Testament king, nor anyone at all (even any angels!) that they should sit at the right hand of God. Moreover, it says of this king that he would be a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek (vs.4). If the first verse doesn’t throw this beyond the scope of any mere earthly king, then this verse certainly does. No Davidic king was ever a priest, and no priest was ever a priest forever. The prophetic declarations of this psalm are fulfilled in Jesus Christ and only he could fulfil them. And because he did fulfil them, who also gave himself up for our sins, these promises are also ours in him. What Christ earned, he earned for us. The victory he gained he gained for us. And the priesthood he fulfilled is bequeathed to us. We are a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9). And, as Paul says, “God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:6). Given that this is all true, surely we should expect more than we do! Surely we can be more than we are! Surely there is more promise and more possibility than we can imagine! Let’s make sure then we not wallow in a deficient level of expectancy. Let’s push forward into the promise that is given to us. Let’s take seriously what Christ has done and seize the opportunity to be all that God has called us to be.
Ask God to move you on to a greater experience of the possibilities that Christ has opened up for you.
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