GRACE FOR TODAY Radio Message #532
“THY PEOPLE SHALL BE WILLING” Psalm
110:3
Pastor
Don Fortner
Grace Baptist Church of Danville
2734 Old Stanford Road
Danville,
Kentucky 40422-9438
This is a coronation Psalm.
It describes the coronation of the Lord Jesus Christ as our King. Having
accomplished our redemption by the sacrifice of himself, having finished the
work which his Father gave him to do as our Mediator, having fulfilled all the
Father’s will as our Surety, "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou
at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool”. This
coronation of Christ as King of kings and Lord of lords has nothing to do with
his divinity. As God, he is Lord and King of the universe by divine right,
always has been and always will be. This coronation is the exaltation and
dominion which our Savior earned as our Mediator. This is the reward of his
faithful obedience and finished work as the God-man (John 17:2; Rom. 14:9;
Phil. 2:8-11; Heb. 1:1-3; 10:10-14).
Once
our Lord Jesus was crowned as the omnipotent Prince and King of the universe,
the scepter of righteousness was put in his hands, he was given power,
dominion, and authority over all flesh for the saving of his people, with this
blessed promise - “The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in
the midst of thine enemies”. The triune God has turned over the
dominion of the universe to the man Christ Jesus. He who died to redeem his
people at Calvary now reigns over all things (Even in the midst of his
enemies!) to save those sinners purchased with his blood.
But
where are his people? A king without
subjects is no king at all. The title of “King” is a mockery if there are no
people, no subjects to the king. Where, then, shall the Christ of God find
subjects who shall at last fill up the fulness of him that filleth all in all?
The Scripture promises “A seed shall
serve him” (Ps. 22:30); but who are they? Where are they? Sometimes we fear
that God is saving no one, that our labor is in vain. We preach the gospel to
hard hearted, obstinate sinners, to proud, dead, self-righteous religionists,
to a valley full of dead, dry bones. Frequently, we almost despair, wondering,
“Where shall we find subjects for this great King, our God and Savior and King?
Where shall we find men and women willing to bow to the Son of God?” Then, when
we read Psalm 110:3, our fears are silenced and laid to rest. “Thy
people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness
from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth." Blessed
be the name of our great God! Nothing is in jeopardy. There is no danger of
failure with him. There is a people in this world who belong to the Lord Jesus
Christ. They are God’s elect, a people given to him, put into his hands as the
Surety of the covenant before the world was made. They were his people before
he came to save them and shall be his people forever. As surely as the Father
gave them to him in eternity the Spirit shall hive them to him in time by his
almighty, effectual, irresistible, saving grace in time (Matt. 1:21; John
6:37-40). His people are safe and secure in his hands from eternity (John
10:27-30). They shall never perish! Be sure you get the meaning of this
promise. It is this - Our all glorious Christ, our great King shall never lack
for a people to serve him, because all his people are made willing in the day
of his power to be his subjects forever.
AMEN.