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Pentecost 68 Thy Kingdom Come
Pentecost 68 Thy Kingdom Come
Having established the Kingdom, its gates and keys, we enter the courts through the gates. The Lord Jesus planted His Kingdom in this world by going to the Cross then rising from the dead and bringing the Holy Spirit into the hearts of believers. He is the Kingdom and His courts are found in the relationship He has offered to us. It is a Kingdom of hearts bound together by the Holy Spirit.
One of the most dramatic and powerful figures in the Bible is David. His psalms illustrate the heart of a man who wrestled with himself and with God. He knew his limitations and he knew who made him strong. Through faith He was able to accept his weaknesses and repent. Through faith he entered the courts of forgiveness. Through faith he was able to get his bearings and submit to God’s will. Through faith he experienced the joy of the Lord but also the stabs of rejections, fear, solitude and the unanswered questions that come in the midst of sensing what he felt were the absences of God. Even in the midst of those discouraging interludes he remained a man of faith and God honored his faith. Is faith a gate or a court or both? David could sense that faith was for him the gate and the results of his faith were God’s courts. In the court of grace He found gratitude. In the court of wisdom He found insight. His life grew in assurance, confidence, determination and perseverance. Honesty before God marked his path as he wrestled with his shortcomings. But he saw how God recovered his broken and fallen heart through faith and repentance and brought him into His court of forgiveness.
It is interesting that one of Jesus’ titles was ‘Son of David.’ This kept Jesus as the historically designated One to come. But He was also ‘a prophet like Moses’ and a ‘priest in the order of Melchizedek.’ Prophet, priest and king, three figures preparing for the perfect prophet, the perfect priest and the perfect king, three stages in spiritual preparation for the Messiah prophet, Messiah priest and Messiah king. What the prophets prophesied Jesus fulfilled. What the priesthood sacrificed Jesus became. What the king ruled in the flesh Jesus ruled in the Spirit.
The prophets brought us correction. The priests brought us worship. The kings brought us security. Now Jesus THE Prophet brings our mind into the mind of God. Now Jesus THE Priest brings us into the heart of God. Now Jesus THE King brings us into the Kingdom of God.
Give thanks as you enter the gates of his temple.
Give praise as you enter its courtyards.
Give thanks to him and praise his name.
Ps.100:4
More, stay tuned…….
Having established the Kingdom, its gates and keys, we enter the courts through the gates. The Lord Jesus planted His Kingdom in this world by going to the Cross then rising from the dead and bringing the Holy Spirit into the hearts of believers. He is the Kingdom and His courts are found in the relationship He has offered to us. It is a Kingdom of hearts bound together by the Holy Spirit.
One of the most dramatic and powerful figures in the Bible is David. His psalms illustrate the heart of a man who wrestled with himself and with God. He knew his limitations and he knew who made him strong. Through faith He was able to accept his weaknesses and repent. Through faith he entered the courts of forgiveness. Through faith he was able to get his bearings and submit to God’s will. Through faith he experienced the joy of the Lord but also the stabs of rejections, fear, solitude and the unanswered questions that come in the midst of sensing what he felt were the absences of God. Even in the midst of those discouraging interludes he remained a man of faith and God honored his faith. Is faith a gate or a court or both? David could sense that faith was for him the gate and the results of his faith were God’s courts. In the court of grace He found gratitude. In the court of wisdom He found insight. His life grew in assurance, confidence, determination and perseverance. Honesty before God marked his path as he wrestled with his shortcomings. But he saw how God recovered his broken and fallen heart through faith and repentance and brought him into His court of forgiveness.
It is interesting that one of Jesus’ titles was ‘Son of David.’ This kept Jesus as the historically designated One to come. But He was also ‘a prophet like Moses’ and a ‘priest in the order of Melchizedek.’ Prophet, priest and king, three figures preparing for the perfect prophet, the perfect priest and the perfect king, three stages in spiritual preparation for the Messiah prophet, Messiah priest and Messiah king. What the prophets prophesied Jesus fulfilled. What the priesthood sacrificed Jesus became. What the king ruled in the flesh Jesus ruled in the Spirit.
The prophets brought us correction. The priests brought us worship. The kings brought us security. Now Jesus THE Prophet brings our mind into the mind of God. Now Jesus THE Priest brings us into the heart of God. Now Jesus THE King brings us into the Kingdom of God.
Give thanks as you enter the gates of his temple.
Give praise as you enter its courtyards.
Give thanks to him and praise his name.
Ps.100:4
More, stay tuned…….
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