Seeing Jesus in the Psalms

  Psalm 110 Since the Psalm is short today I will include it in its entirety here for us all to reread, and as always the reference above is a link to the Psalm. I hope you use the links I provide, and that is why the PDF or the blog post are far superior to the WhatsApp text pasted in without links and formatting. 1 “'The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.”  2 The Lord will extend your powerful kingdom from Jerusalem ; you will rule over your enemies.  3 When you go to war, your people will serve you willingly. You are arrayed in holy garments, and your strength will be renewed each day like the morning dew.  4 The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”  5 The Lord stands at your right hand to protect you. He will strike down many kings when his anger erupts.  6 He will punish the nations a...

  Psalm 89 How can this be anyone but Jesus? Really folks, did you read it? There is a dilemma in Psalm 89. On one hand it speaks often of forever and in such sure and stable terms you think this is unshakeable and unbreakable and then wallop it is all a mess and 180° turned around. For our puny minds is this a problem but for an eternal God with an eternal Son who becomes a God/Man, it is no problem at all. And here we can see the power of the hypostatic union at work. All at once Jesus is perfect and eternal and also bearer of sin and shame. Isn’t it great? I think people probably gave up pondering how this could all work out and choose to ignore the inconsistencies.  I want to take you into a realm you may not have spent much time thinking about. Light. What is light? Is it something tangible or is it  energy in movement and intangible? Scientists discuss it by asking is it a particle or a wave? Well it is both.  Around the year 1900 it was understood that light ...

Psalm 87 Citizenship is sometimes a confusing part of our identity. I have many foreign-born friends and acquaintances. And interestingly, some of my friends of foreign identity were born in Belgium but adamantly identify as Italian. Lyssa and I are Belgian. Don’t you believe me? My identity card says I am. But my passports from England and America both say I am a citizen of those countries respectively.  “When the LORD registers the nations, he will say, ‘ They have all become citizens of Jerusalem. ’” Interlude Psalms 87:6 It looks like I will (or already) have at least one more citizenship. Another close friend, when asked her country of origin, prefers to reply, “I am a European.”  Paul says that you can even be broader and more inclusive if you have faith in Christ. “In the new life there is no difference between Greeks and Jews, those who are circumcised and those who are not circumcised, or people who are foreigners, or Scythians. There is no difference between slaves...