A ROYAL POEM-THE TIMES OF THE MESSIAH
The Lord Reigns-The Lord Jesus Reigns, a living reality-Psalms 93-100
Psalm 93: 1 The Lord rules as king! He is clothed with majesty. The Lord has clothed himself; he has armed himself with power. The world was set in place; it cannot be moved. 2 Your throne was set in place a long time ago. You are eternal. 3 The ocean rises, O Lord. The ocean rises with a roar. The ocean rises with its pounding waves. 4 The Lord above is mighty—mightier than the sound of raging water, mightier than the foaming waves of the sea. 5 Your written testimonies are completely reliable. O Lord, holiness is what makes your house beautiful for days without end.
PS 93:1; 96:10; 97:1; 99:1-The Lord Reigns. Many Psalms refer to the Lord Jesus as King, but these Psalms don't only refer to him as king but the theme of the Psalms is the Kingship of Christ. The truth that the Lord Reigns. Some call these Psalms "The Sovereignty of God Psalms". "The Rule of Jesus", "The King of His Dominion".
Let's pray that God Graces us, that God will make the Kingship of Christ a burning reality in our hearts. A living truth that God will make it burn in our heart that the Lord Jesus Christ Reigns. That God blesses us and begins to make that real unto us then our prayer would be fulfilled.
The Lord Reigns are quoted in the New Testament. PS 97:7 - Hebrews 1:6. The New Testament expression of the same truth is the Lord Jesus Reigns.
PS 103:19 refers to the Royal Psalms.
Overview of the Royal Psalms:
PS 95 - Song of Rest
PS 96 - Song of Worship
PS 96:11-12 - All nature is invited to join in the song.
There is a song of Victory and a song of Service. Before we can sing these songs we will look at three glorious truths.
These Psalms are a different kind of song, than 93 & 94. You have a principle, you have a message, you have a teaching. It's as if God is saying, if you see this truth you will sing the song in PS 95 and PS 96. You'll have a new song. It's as if God says now take a look at 97. God is saying if you learn the message of PS 97 your going to learn the song of PS 98. PS 99 is another message and PS 100 is another the song. We need to see what truth this is that produces this song. They all are about the Kingship of Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ Reigns.
The Three Glorious Truths
Not only do these songs all teach of the Royal Kingship of Jesus Christ. This is the exact order in which you will experience it. You can't learn the second song until you learn the first song. You can't learn the third song until you learn the second song. Maybe as we go through these truths you can learn where you are. Not only do these Psalms touch on the royalty of Jesus Christ. You can't do God's will until you can delight to do His will, that's the delight we can't fake.
These are the Songs He wants to write in our hearts as we go through these Royal Psalms. Submitting to His Kingship is the safest thing you could do. When you reject the Kingship of Christ you become an enemy of your own peace.
Luke 19:41-42 Jesus says, 41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.
PS 93 - The first Psalm that begins the Song, but then is the foundation. Everything rests on this and everything flows from this. Everything is built on this Glorious Psalm. The starting point of the Reign of Christ of the Song begins with: Entire Creator - Absolute Lord - Jesus seats upon a solitary throne, infinitely higher than anything.
These verses teach that the Lord sits upon a solitary throne and He is irresistible in His reign and no flood can reach Him.
The voice of the waves, the pounding of the waves and the breakers break, doesn't reach His throne. Nothing can contradict God's throne. The Lord Jesus established His throne.
Royal Psalm number two: Psalm 93 and 94 together make the message.
Psalm 94:20 talks about the throne of destruction. God allows some things, how can that be reconciled. Psalm 93 talks about the throne of God and that the Lord Jesus reigns. You have to read these two Psalms together. Psalm 94 contradicts Psalm 93. The Lord will not abandon His people. We ask, What's God up to? Why does He allow this? If He is King why?
In PS 94: vs. 17, The Lord our help; v.18, Thy loving kindness, O Lord, will hold me up; vs. 22, He is my stronghold, the rock of my refuge. We say, maybe, He is chastening me and so then later it will feel good. Maybe, He wants me to know Him, so, maybe this whole thing is survival that I make it through this situation. Vs. 19, In chastening the blessings follow but it doesn't say after, it says, when it is happening, while you are going through it, thy consolations delight thyself.
God will walk you through it. God may be saying, "Maybe, I'm bringing you right now into an intimate walk with God. Maybe, I'm bringing you in such a way you will experience the life of God in at the moment because the storms can't touch you, your heart is touched because .
God may be allowing something with you that has nothing to do with you. He might be doing something in the World you might just be in the flow of things. Vs. 14, Something is going in the big scene. Vs. 15, God's says I'm working, He will develop it later on.
PS 93 - The Lord Jesus Reigns
PS 94 - It doesn't look like the Lord Reigns
The message is, 'Take His Reign by Faith'. God's not worried because He knows He is in control. He is not worried. Is it possible that I can be free from worry as God is. This will lead into the Song of Rest. He does Reign! The more you believe that the Lord Jesus Reigns, you are going to begin to Sing that Song.
