SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR4/11/2012
8:54:16 AM
My Worship Time Focus:
Someday Jesus Will Reign over all the Earth
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference:
Psalm
72:8-19
Message
of the verses: In today’s SD we will
continue to look at Psalm 72 and begin with verse 8.
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Universal Dominion (vv. 8-11): “8
May he also rule from sea to sea And from the River to the ends of the earth. 9
Let the nomads of the desert bow before him, And his enemies lick the dust. 10
Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands bring presents; The kings of Sheba
and Seba offer gifts. 11 And let all kings bow down before him, All nations
serve him.”
In the book of Genesis chapter
fifteen and verse 18 God said these words to Abraham: “On that day the LORD made a covenant with
Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, From the river
of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.” However in Psalm 2:8 God gave this promise to
His Son: “’Ask of Me, and I will surely
give the nations as Your inheritance, And the very ends of the earth as Your
possession.” David and Solomon ruled
over a great kingdom, but Jesus Christ will rule “from sea to sea” as verse
eight of this psalm says. “There can be
no peace on earth until the Prince of Peace is reigning, and the nations have
submitted to Him.”
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Compassionate Reign (vv. 12-14): “12
For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help, The afflicted also, and
him who has no helper. 13 He will have compassion on the poor and needy, And
the lives of the needy he will save. 14 He will rescue their life from
oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight.”
We know from history that Solomon
did not fulfill what these verses speak about as far as have the great
compassion on the people that is prescribed here. We also know that Jesus Christ did have great
compassion on the children of Israel and even on the Gentiles that He dealt with. Verse 14 uses the word “rescue” and this word
has to do with the “kinsman redeemer” which was illustrated by Boaz in the book
of Ruth. Verse 14 also speaks of “blood”
and this refers to a person’s life, and Jesus Christ shed His blood on the
cross so that all those who believe in Him can have eternal life.
I have been studying the book of
Mark this year a chapter a month and in it I see the great compassion that
Jesus has for those He deals with as He heals all the people who come to Him
from their diseases and also of those who can’t see or hear or speak. Jesus surely was full of compassion even to
those who did not believe in Him during His visit to planet earth.
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Prosperous Nation (vv. 15-17): “15
So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him; And let them pray
for him continually; Let them bless him all day long. 16 May there be abundance
of grain in the earth on top of the mountains; Its fruit will wave like the
cedars of Lebanon; And may those from the city flourish like vegetation of the
earth. 17 May his name endure forever; May his name increase as long as the sun
shines; And let men bless themselves by him; Let all nations call him blessed.”
God promised Israel prosperity if
they only followed His Law and He also promised that the Messiah would come
through the Davidic line, which it did when Jesus Christ was born. While Solomon was king over Israel the
kingdom was rich and they did receive gold from other countries and God did
bless them all day long. But in the end
Solomon would break most all of the laws that God had set up for the king to
follow and when he died the kingdom became divided.
The prophets of the Bible speak of a
kingdom to come where all of the things in these verses will be filled and the
NT book of Revelations says that that kingdom will last for 1000 years and King
Jesus will reign over all the earth from Jerusalem.
Dr. Wiersbe writes these words at
the end of his commentary on Psalm 72:
“The closing benediction (vv. 18-19) is not a part of the psalm proper
but forms the conclusion to Book 2 of the book of Psalms (see 41:13; 89:52;
106:48). A fitting conclusion it is, for
it focuses on the glory of the Lord.
Solomon’s kingdom had its share of glory, but the glory did not
last. When Jesus reigns on earth, the
glory of God will be revealed as never before (Num. 14:21; Isa. 6:3; 11:9;
40:5; Hab. 2:14).
“Isaac Watts used Psalm 72 as the
basis for his great hymn, ‘Jesus Shall Reign.’
Read it—or sing it—and never stop praying ‘Ty kingdom come!’”
1. Jesus shall reign where'er the
sun
Does His successive journeys run;
His kingdom spread from shore to
shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no
more.
2. To Him shall endless prayer be
made,
And endless praises crown His
head;
His name like sweet perfume shall
rise
With ev'ry morning sacrifice.
3. People and realms of ev'ry
tongue
Dwell on His love with sweetest
song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on His
name.
4. Let ev'ry creature rise and
bring
His grateful honors to our King;
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the loud
"Amen!"
Spiritual
meaning for my life today:
Compassion is something that I believe the Holy Spirit is speaking to me
about from this psalm. As I watch when
my wife cares for my sick mother I see compassion in her as I do when my two
sisters care for her. I see several of
the nurses with the gift of compassion as they care for my sick mother. They surely do things that I do not feel comfortable
doing but I try and help as best I can feeling a bit guilty. Compassion is a gift from God to certain
people, but all people should have compassion on their fellow man. My prayer is that compassion will grow in my
heart.
My Steps of Faith for Today: I
pray that the Holy Spirit of God will cause me to have greater compassion for
others. I pray that I will continue to
learn contentment. I still have a long
way to go.
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