Seeing Jesus in the Psalms

  Psalm 84 This Psalm brought so much joy to my heart this morning and resonated with the wonderful message we heard in our local gathering of God's family this Sunday. And before I break it all down, let me challenge you to go back and read the Psalm and consider that God lives in His people: the church is the dwelling place of our God. In fact I am so filled with a similar heart of thanksgiving today that I read here in Korah’s descendants’ Psalm that I want to start with my own praise session: MAIN POINT: Get close to God by getting close to where He is and where He works, and you will find immense joy. I love what I see God doing in my heart. I love what I see God doing in Lyssa’s heart; she is so wonderful to others and to me. Praise You, God for the work you are doing in and through her. I love my church and the messages I have heard over the past months there. I love the fellowship, the friendships, the loving caring attitudes, the worship and praise, the connect groups, the...

Psalm 45 I’m excited about this Psalm since it for me is so clear that it is about Jesus. Whenever I hear about any king in the Bible, history or the news, I know it is a reminder of my King. I like to think about and be reminded of Jesus, my king. I’m so proud to serve Him. So this Psalm points in many ways to the beauty of my King, Jesus. The writers of the Psalm seem to have felt the same way.  Main Point: Jesus is the God King. I see three things that are further developed and revealed about Jesus the king in the Bible.  God makes Jesus the ultimate King. Jesus makes the church His glorious bride Jesus makes His followers rulers with Him. God makes Jesus the ultimate King. The trinity is not easy for us to get a grip on, and then the special nature of Jesus being 100% God and 100% man is just mind-blowing. This is why we often stumble when we try to pick out the details of power and authority in God's description of his King. Thankfully we are not alone in our struggle. Th...