The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 45:11,
"Let the king be enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord."
Hebrews 1:8-9 informs us that Psalm 45 is a messianic psalm, a psalm originally penned for the wedding of a king back in the day, but in its intended fulfillment, a prophetic expression about our Lord Jesus Christ. In verse 11 we read of the expectation of Jesus Christ being enthralled by the beauty of is chosen ones - us! In love he predestined his chosen ones (all who choose to place their faith in Jesus Christ) to be holy and blameless in his sight, Ephesians 1:4, a holiness and blamelessness he himself wrought within us. He has created for himself a people within whom he is enthralled!
The act of Jesus Christ in paying for our sins to enable the creation of a people for himself was carried out by the love of God. We are told repeatedly throughout the Scriptures of this wonderful love of God. "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." 1 John 4:9-10.
Have you ever thought of what life would be like if God were not a God of love? What if he were only a God of justice (which he certainly is!)? Where would that leave us? But leave it up to the love of God, and we see his tremendous expression of it in the sacrifice of his Son that we might have eternal life! And, as we enjoy that unending life, we do so knowing the Lord himself is enthralled with the beauty he himself has created within us!
"'... let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,' declares the Lord." Jeremiah 9:24.
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"Let the king be enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord."
Hebrews 1:8-9 informs us that Psalm 45 is a messianic psalm, a psalm originally penned for the wedding of a king back in the day, but in its intended fulfillment, a prophetic expression about our Lord Jesus Christ. In verse 11 we read of the expectation of Jesus Christ being enthralled by the beauty of is chosen ones - us! In love he predestined his chosen ones (all who choose to place their faith in Jesus Christ) to be holy and blameless in his sight, Ephesians 1:4, a holiness and blamelessness he himself wrought within us. He has created for himself a people within whom he is enthralled!
The act of Jesus Christ in paying for our sins to enable the creation of a people for himself was carried out by the love of God. We are told repeatedly throughout the Scriptures of this wonderful love of God. "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." 1 John 4:9-10.
Have you ever thought of what life would be like if God were not a God of love? What if he were only a God of justice (which he certainly is!)? Where would that leave us? But leave it up to the love of God, and we see his tremendous expression of it in the sacrifice of his Son that we might have eternal life! And, as we enjoy that unending life, we do so knowing the Lord himself is enthralled with the beauty he himself has created within us!
"'... let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,' declares the Lord." Jeremiah 9:24.
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
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