Prophet’s
Reading Plan: Jonah
The Redeemer: Jesus
our Beautiful King
Read Psalm 45
The Jesus of Revelation can easily be seen in this song
to the king of Israel. Jesus will rule the earth with a scepter of justice.
Just as verse 4 describes a king on a horse representing truth, humility and
righteousness, Revelation 19 paints Jesus the Rider on a white horse whose name
is Faithful and Truth and is called the King of kings. C. S. Lewis suggested
that before Jesus came, this psalm was a literal song to the king of Judah, but
after Jesus, it took on a whole new meaning. This again highlights God’s
incomparable wisdom!
And with this second and crucial meaning, we find that
we, the church, are the bride! We are the glorious princess who enthralls the
king with our beauty! This is essentially a long song written to us by our
glorious King!
Overview
Verse 1: A
song for the king
Verses 2-9: The
beauty, righteousness and justice of the king
Verses 10-15: The
bride
Verses 16-17: Your
name will be remembered
PRAYER AND MEDITATION
1)
When you chose to follow the Lord, you
became His bride. God is overjoyed that you belong to Him! Spend your
devotional time today seeking a revelation of God’s love for you, whatever it
may look like. You may ask Him questions, search the Scriptures or just wait
silently before Him.
