Messianic Kingdom
Read: Psalm 72
The
title of today’s Psalm tells us that it is of Solomon which means that Solomon
is the author of this Psalm. This Psalm
is a prayer that all the future kings of Israel would rule God’s people well,
protect the poor and needy and bring blessing to all the nations of the
earth. It is considered to be a Messianic
Psalm because it looks forward to what Jesus will ultimately accomplish. Jesus will bring justice to the world and He
will judge in righteousness (vs. 2). He
will have dominion over the entire world (vs. 8) and all kings will fall down
before Him and worship Him (vs. 11). All
nations will be blessed in Him (vs. 17) and call Him blessed. Jesus is a great leader, in fact, He is the
greatest. He judges correctly and never
makes a mistake. We don’t always
understand what He is doing but we can trust that His decisions are always
right. This Psalm mentions the poor and
needy several times, (vs. 4, 12, 13).
The Sovereignty of God brings much hope to the poor and despised. They are safe under the watch of the King who
will be their protector. Sin, Satan and
all our enemies will be crushed by Christ.
Overview:
Verses 1-7: A description of the reign of the
Messiah as righteous & just
Verses 8-11:
The universal reign of the King
Verses 12-14: He brings justice,
relief for the needy
Verses 15-17: Let all be blessed
through Him
Verses 18-20: Doxology
PRAYER AND MEDITATION
1.
What
are all the things that this Psalm tells us about Jesus? Spend some time
thanking Him for these things.
2.
What
do verses 8-11 tell us about Christ’s reign?
3.
What
should be our response to this passage of scripture, our response to the rule
and reign of Christ?
4. Pray
that the church would grow in experiencing the hope that comes when they put
their trust in Christ.
