He is Owner, He is Righteousness, He is Victorious
Psalm 24:1–2 (ESV) The earth is the LORD’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, 2 for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.
Psalm 24 is all about the Lord. First, He established and owns the Earth where we dwell. We are not our own. Even those who do what is godless are his servants. He told Pharaoh he would get glory from his resistance. The Lord Jesus owns it all.
Second, the Lord is the one who ascends to the holy place.
Psalm 24:3–6 (ESV) Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. 5 He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah
The answer to these questions is NO ONE. We cannot ascend to the hill of the Lord because none of us is totally pure and totally honest. Jesus alone did the will of the Lord exactly. He was spotlessly pure and the embodiment of truth. The Gospel message is presented in this Psalm in that none of us are good enough, but the LORD Jesus has ascended, has entered, has achieved the righteousness of God on our behalf.
Which leads to the third part of the Psalm:
Psalm 24:7–10 (ESV) Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. 8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in battle! 9 Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. 10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory! Selah
This Psalm is typically read on the 40th day after Easter. That is referred to as ascension Sunday. The day the Church commemorates the Lord's entrance into heaven and to the right hand side of God the Father above all rule and authority. He is in charge.
His exaltation is our assurance. We are not left to our own devices. The Lord has conquered and won a victory we could not win. He is the Lord of hosts and the King of glory. And because He is there, we know His work on behalf of His body is going on. He is not finished with preparing us and making us the people He wants us to be. He sits at the right hand of the Father interceding for us, praying for us, presenting our cause before the Father.
He is our true and better Joseph, making a way for us to survive in exile.
He is our true and better Daniel, working in the throne room on behalf of His friends.
He is our true and better David, the true and righteous King who doesn't kill a man and steal his bride (as David did with Uriah), but He lays down His own life for the life of His bride.
He is Jesus, no other could ever compare!
Amen.
Psalm 24 is all about the Lord. First, He established and owns the Earth where we dwell. We are not our own. Even those who do what is godless are his servants. He told Pharaoh he would get glory from his resistance. The Lord Jesus owns it all.
Second, the Lord is the one who ascends to the holy place.
Psalm 24:3–6 (ESV) Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. 5 He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah
The answer to these questions is NO ONE. We cannot ascend to the hill of the Lord because none of us is totally pure and totally honest. Jesus alone did the will of the Lord exactly. He was spotlessly pure and the embodiment of truth. The Gospel message is presented in this Psalm in that none of us are good enough, but the LORD Jesus has ascended, has entered, has achieved the righteousness of God on our behalf.
Which leads to the third part of the Psalm:
Psalm 24:7–10 (ESV) Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. 8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in battle! 9 Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. 10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory! Selah
This Psalm is typically read on the 40th day after Easter. That is referred to as ascension Sunday. The day the Church commemorates the Lord's entrance into heaven and to the right hand side of God the Father above all rule and authority. He is in charge.
His exaltation is our assurance. We are not left to our own devices. The Lord has conquered and won a victory we could not win. He is the Lord of hosts and the King of glory. And because He is there, we know His work on behalf of His body is going on. He is not finished with preparing us and making us the people He wants us to be. He sits at the right hand of the Father interceding for us, praying for us, presenting our cause before the Father.
He is our true and better Joseph, making a way for us to survive in exile.
He is our true and better Daniel, working in the throne room on behalf of His friends.
He is our true and better David, the true and righteous King who doesn't kill a man and steal his bride (as David did with Uriah), but He lays down His own life for the life of His bride.
He is Jesus, no other could ever compare!
Amen.
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