# 37 2018 Dev. Ps. 45:6 The Wedding Made in Heaven. Read all of Ps. 45. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw Gremar and I closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Psalm 45:6 ”Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.”
This Psalm is titled a wedding song. it may have been used for a number of royal weddings. The Psalm is divided into two sections that are also divided by two sections addressing the king and addressing the bride.
The king is advised in vs. 1-5. He is praised for justice and righteousness, for championing the “cause of truth, humility and justice;” in vs. 6-9. The bride is also advised; “forget your people and your father’s house” she is a foreigner, not from the King’s land. She is told to “honor him, for he is your lord.” Vs. 10-12,
she is praised for her beauty, for her gown, for her joy and gladness. Vs. 13-15,
finally, the future is predicted and the longevity of the relationship is proclaimed, nations will praise you for ever and ever.
When reading this Psalm, it very quickly is obvious that this couple is not an ordinary couple and this is not an ordinary wedding. By the power of the Holy Spirit this is nothing less than the wedding of the lamb, Jesus Christ and his bride the church. When you read Psalm 45, click on the cross references to get the full picture. We take away two things: The King is about justice, humility and truth. That is what we look forward to in the New Heaven and the New Earth and the church is not some ill thought out institution, but she is the bride of Christ, purified and the apple of His eye! Those of us who follow Jesus are blessed without measure. In humility and grace, we understand that the church is God’s instrument to impact the world with the salvation of Christ. The church is not about us, not about our needs or wants. The church is not about religion. She is God’s voice to all who do not yet follow Jesus. Congregations that are not missional, not reaching out to each member’s neighbors and not taking every opportunity to do so, is not the church that God’s intends. By listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit, disregarding secular culture, and speaking the radical message of Jesus, we will put the churches current decline behind us. Pray for revival in our lives and in the church. Amen and Amen!
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