Yesterday we celebrated the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, not only in our local
sunrise services and church services, but with millions and millions of
believers all over the globe! What a beautiful sound it must have been in our
Father’s ears as He heard His children proclaim, “He is Risen! He is Risen
indeed!” Honestly, we should celebrate our Lord’s resurrection everyday by
living resurrected and transformed lives.
Romans 6:4 says it this way: “Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism
into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the
Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Jesus was raised from the dead “by the glory
of the Father” and we can now can walk in “newness of life” for His glory by
that same resurrection power!
Psalm 45 is an awesome passage that reminds how wonderful and gracious our Lord and
Savior is. This Psalm is quoted in Hebrews 1:8-9, which assures us this Psalm
is a Messianic prophecy about Jesus! Historically, this Psalm could be speaking
of King Solomon or even King Hezekiah, and was written as a wedding song for one
of them. But as you begin to read and study it becomes very clear that it is
speaking of a greater person than Solomon! Jesus Himself says this in Matthew
12:42: “The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this
generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the
wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.”
The writer of this Psalm begins by telling us how overwhelmed he is with the
opportunity that he has to write about the vision and the prophecy of the
coming Messiah. His heart is bubbling over with joy and He can’t wait to both
speak and write about what has been revealed to him (v. 1). In the following verses he presents us with four
pictures of the Messiah, our Lord Jesus Christ, and in so doing he also
described the bride of Christ, which is the church!
The writer began with the beauty of the King, "You are more fairer than the
sons of men” (v. 2). This literally means, "beautified with
beauty." King Saul was known as a handsome man (1 Sam. 9:2; 10:23) and so
was David (1 Sam. 16:12), but none surpasses Jesus. When He ministered on
earth, our Lord had no special physical beauty (Isa. 53:2), and when His persecutors
were through with Him, He didn't even look human (Isa. 52:14).
But today, Jesus Christ is the center of heaven's glory and the focus of heaven's
worship (Rev. 4-5). We love Jesus even though we have never seen Him, but one
day we shall behold the King in His beauty (Isa. 33:17), and we shall be like
Him (1 John 3:1-3). He is not only beautiful to those who believe, He is
precious! Three times Peter calls Him precious, a term of both adoration and
affection (1 Peter 2:4-9).
In verse 2, the writer also marveled at His gracious speech, but so did the people
who heard Him preach and teach on earth (Luke 4:18, 22, 32; John 7:46; see Mark
1:22; 6:2; 11:18). Visitors from distant lands came to hear Solomon's wisdom (1
Kings 4:29-34), but the Father has hidden all the treasures of divine wisdom in
Jesus Christ (Col. 2:3). Solomon died, and except for what he wrote in
Scripture, his wisdom died with him, but Jesus is blessed forever (v. 2), has a
throne forever (v. 6), and His name will be praised forever (v. 17). In the
Bible, "forever" can mean "as long as you live" (Ex. 21:6),
but here it means "for eternity." He is "King forever" (Psalm
29:10).
My friend, what a wonderful, beautiful and gracious Savior we have in the Messiah,
the Lord Jesus Christ. May God help us by His grace to love and adore Him today
and live in a way that brings Him glory and honor!
God bless!
