Year 5, Day 224: Psalms 89-90

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Discipleship Focus: King

• King: This is the pinnacle of the Kingdom Triangle.  When we look towards God’s position in the universe, we acknowledge that He is an omnipotent king.  Authority comes from Him.  Power comes through His authority.  He is looking for representatives for His kingdom.

These two psalms are a very interesting pair of psalms.  With respect to Psalm 89, we need to remember that the crux of this psalm is on the descendant of David, not the descendants of David.  This is not a psalm about the Hebrew people, this is a psalm about God’s Messiah.  This is a psalm about looking forward to when God will set up His kingdom on earth underneath His Messiah.  This is a psalm about God’s supremacy and our ability to look ahead with anticipation to when God will not just be a spiritual king but a complete and total king in spirit and person.

Psalm 90 is a really neat psalm in its progression.  We begin with a focus upon God and how He is our refuge for every moment in life.  However, this psalm doesn’t stay focused on God.  If God is King – and I assert that He is – the God should affect the dynamics of life around Him.  The psalm shows us this progression. 

When we look at God, we see our humanity.  We can see ourselves as fallen human beings.  We can see ourselves as broken and in need of God.  This causes us to turn to Him and desire to be more like Him.  The fact that God is indeed King can affect us to become more like Him!  His greatness can indeed inspire us to become more than we are on our own.

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