EXCITED ABOUT JESUS
Ps 45:1-17
EXCITED ABOUT THE WORD
V:1. My heart is stirred by a noble theme
as I recite my verses for the
king;
my tongue is the pen of a
skillful writer.
A. The word stirred in Hebrew
means "overflowing with
positive thoughts.
1. As
you study God's Word you ought to be excited with
the
anticipation that He is going to give you new
enlightenment of His glory.
2. Since God is good, every Word that is enlightening
will be
for your good.
3. The Word is full of hope and promises
that lead to your
joy.
B. You can never get enough
of God’s Word.
1. The word of God is so comprehensive that
you never get
to
the end of all its benefits.
2. There will never be a time when you
meditate on God's Word
that you won't end with new enlightenment.
3. There is a new joy in the Word every
day.
4. The writer was excited about his king.
5. When we think about Jesus we ought to be
filled with joy
and gratefulness.
THE ANOINTING OF JESUS,
OUR KING
V:2. You are the most
excellent of men
and your lips have been
anointed with grace,
since God has blessed you
forever.
A. In this verse, the Holy
Trinity Is represented.
1. You Have God the Father.
2. God the Son, the King
3. God in the current work of the Holy
Spirit teaching us the true
meaning of the Word.
B. There is none greater than
Jesus.
1. He is worthy to be praised continuously.
2. Jesus was selected by Himself,
empowered to
speak words of grace and to act on His grace
for
our
good.
John 1:16
From the fullness of his grace, we
have all received one blessing after
another.
B. This verse points to the
eternity of Jesus. He is a forever
King.
1. He was ordained by the Father to bless
us continuously.
2. There is no limit to God’s grace,
3. There is no end to God’s grace.
4. Every day when we wake, we are a recipitant
of His
grace.
THE POWER AND AUTHORITY OF
THE KING
V:3. Gird your sword upon
your side, O mighty one;
clothe yourself with splendor
and majesty.
4 In your majesty ride forth
victoriously
on behalf of truth, humility,
and righteousness;
let your right hand display
awesome deeds.
5 Let your sharp arrows
pierce the hearts of the king's enemies;
let the nations fall beneath
your feet.
A. The Lord Jesus is armed
with battle armor.
1. He shows Himself as king in a wardrobe
of
majestic clothing.
a. His clothing are truth, righteousness,
and
humility.
b. With truth, because the truth sets
us free.
c. With righteousness for justice and
atonement
of sins.
d. With humility to know our trials and
tribulations.
B. He is armed with a sword that pierces the
hearts of the enemy.
1. He is armed with mighty arrows to
defeat the enemy for
ever.
2. The enemy will become His footstool.
a. At the name of Jesus, every knee
shall bow.
3.
King Jesus is equipped for our salvation and to
bring peace and joy to our lives.
THE THRONE OF THE
BRIDEGROOM
V:6. Your throne, O God, will
last forever and ever;
a scepter of justice will be
the scepter of your kingdom.
7 You love righteousness and
hate wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has
set you above your companions
by anointing you with the oil
of joy.
A. The throne of God in
heaven.
1. He sits high and He looks low.
2. The apostle Paul said, he was called up
to
third heaven which was paradise. 2 Cor. 12:2
3. The throne of God has no end.
4. Men come to power on earth but their
time
is limited.
5. I suggest that the throne of God is
above the
third heaven.
6.
According to Revelation 21:1
This present heaven and earth will be
done away
With and the new heaven and new
earth will be
Put place after the second coming of
Jesus,
B. The scepter represents
Jesus absolute power and
authority.
1. Matthew 28 says all power over heaven
and earth was
given to Jesus.
Matt 28:18
And Jesus came and spake unto them,
saying, All power is given unto
me in heaven and in the earth.
2. We serve a God of Justice
3. On this day, justice is not always
served.
4. Most often, those who are rich, powerful,
and well connected can
escape justice.
5. Many times those who are poor are treated
unjustly.
6. Jesus is no respecter of person. He will
treat everyone
fairly.
C. The God we worship is a
God of righteousness who serves up
joy to all who follow His commands.
1. He serves up mercy for the believer and
judgment for the
nonbeliever.
THE WEDDING PREPARATION
V:8. All your robes are
fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia;
from palac
the music of the strings
makes you glad.
9 Daughters of kings are
among your honored women;
at your right hand is the
royal bride in gold of Ophir.
10 Listen, O daughter,
consider and give ear:
Forget your people and your
father's house.
11 The king is enthralled by
your beauty;
honor him, for he is your
lord.
A. The fragrant of myrrh and
aloes is what was used to
Prepare Jesus' body for burial.
1. The palaces of ivory my indicate His
resurrection.
2. Music is supplied because it will be a
continuous
joyful
occasion to worship Jesus forever.
B. King David was a musician.
1. He played the harp to soothe the
temper of
King Saul as a teenager.
2. We are commanded by God to praise Him
with
musical instruments. Psalms 150
3. Notice, God gives us the method to
lift up our hearts
and minds through music.
C. Gold was one of the gifts
brought to Mary and Joseph
By the wise men to celebrate the birth of
Jesus.
1. The Church is the bride of Jesus.
2. The church is beatified by the
righteousness of Jesus
3. The royal wedding will take place in
Heaven.
Rev 19:7
Let us rejoice and be glad and give
him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.
D. What is most important,
God or family?
1. As members of the body of Christ, God
should be
first in our lives.
2. When we put God first, our love for
family grows.
3. If we don't love God, we don't know true
love.
4. True love is the sacrifice
of ourselves and family to follow
God’s commands.
5. The command God gives to
leave families is to put
our trust in Him. In so doing we treat
families with
Godly love.
THE BRIDE OF CHRIST
V:12. The Daughter of Tyre
will come with a gift,
men of wealth will seek your
favor.
13 All glorious is the
princess within [her chamber];
her gown is interwoven with
gold.
14 In embroidered garments
she is led to the king;
her virgin companions follow
her
and
are brought to you.
A.
Tyre was a rich city.
1. Those who honor the Lord and accept Him
as their
bridegroom
will find favor with all people,
including the rich.
2. Jesus will adorn His bride with the
best clothing.
a. She will have the clothing of
righteousness.
b. She will have the clothing of true
love.
c. She will have the clothing of
truth.
d. She will have the clothing of
grace and mercy.
B.
Those us who follow Christ with love and devotion
will
influence others to follow Christ.
1. We became virgins to Christ when we
accepted Him as
our
personal savior.
2 Cor 5:17
Therefore,
if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone,
the new has come!
2. Jesus opened the door for us to come to
Him with His
death
on the cross.
Luke 11:10
Luke 11:10
THE WEDDING RECEPTION
15 They are led in with joy
and gladness;
they enter the palace of the
king.
16 Your sons will take the
place of your fathers;
you will make them princes
throughout the land.
17 I will perpetuate your
memory through all generations;
therefore the nations will
praise you for ever and ever.
A. The only gate to Heaven is
Jesus.
1. By no other name shall one be saved.
1 John 5:13
I write these things to you who
believe in the name of the Son of God
so that you may know that you have
eternal life.
2. Jesus came that we might have joy.
Rom 15:13
May the God of hope fill you
with all joy and peace as you trust in
him, so that you may overflow
with hope by the power of the
Holy Spirit.
3. When we train our children to know
the Lord, His
Word will not be far from them.
Prov 22:6
Train a child in the way he
should go,
and when he is old he will not
turn from it.
4. By training up our children to
know the Lord we
pave the way for generation
of children who are not
yet born to come to Christ.
5. Praise is contagious.
a. When we praise God, we inspire
others to praise
His Holy name.
THANK GOD FOR OUR KING
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst. Pastor Of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church
5510 West Sam Houston,
Parkway North
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