February 15, 2013 Sing Your Song

Read Psalm 45 Sing Your Song Psalms 45:1-8 My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. 2 You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace, since God has blessed you forever. 3 Gird your sword upon your side, O mighty one; clothe yourself with splendor and majesty. 4 In your majesty ride forth victoriously in behalf of truth, humility and righteousness; let your right hand display awesome deeds. 5 Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king's enemies; let the nations fall beneath your feet. 6 Your throne, O God, will last forever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. 7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy. 8 All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces adorned with ivory the music of the strings makes you glad. WHO IS the “most excellent of men” and whose “lips have been anointed with grace”? He is the Christ. Jesus is the one proclaimed in this prophetic psalm of the Messiah. He is the King to whom you can sing. He is the one whose truth will bring victory. It is the Christ’s sharp arrows that pierce your heart with truth. God has anointed him to reign in victory, to lead the church and to be your fragrance of joy. Come and worship. Come and sing to the king to raise your heart to joy. Then rejoice in the power and wonder of his truth that covers your life. Fill your heart with the words of life and, indeed, sing to the King. It’s True! His song of joy will fill your heart.