Friday Mar 06, 2020
The True King
Psalm 110 is unbelievably rich, but it’s not all that well known. Did you know that the New Testament writers quote this psalm more than any other passage in the Old Testament? Jesus forcefully used this psalm to explain to people who he was. Furthermore, the first Christian sermon was preached on this psalm.
The psalm talks about some person who combines excellencies, who combines traits that ordinarily would never be combined in a single figure. It’s talking about a king, but specifically a divine and human king, a strong but weak king–and therefore a transforming, beautiful king.
This sermon was preached by Rev. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on March 29, 2015. Series "Pilgrim Prayer: Psalms for the Journey". Scripture: Psalm 110:1-7.
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2 years ago
It is difficult to imagine someone actually wanting a ”pocket” God as some kind eternal battery, because that would mean that the only planning and the only imagination spanning the universe is ours and that’s it. Nothing goes further than us - and we so often drive ourselves crazy with boredom. Personal Good God is a promise of ultimate adventure and learning and all of it good. This is the only way I can imagine that makes me want to live eternally.