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SAA Notes
Lord, save the King! These words at the close of Psalm 20, find their New Testament complement in the wonderful fact that God did just that when He raised Jesus from the dead! We pray with certainty (20:1-5) for each other, because God did save His Messiah. We trust in Him!
SJA Notes
* Lord God, You are the Great Physician, the one who makes us clean. We praise You Lord!
“O LORD, in your strength the king rejoices, and in your salvation how greatly he exults!”
We read today of the importance of a king. Of _the right_ king.
In the old testament book of 1st Samuel, ch 8, we read that the people of Israel wanted a king to judge them like all the nations.
Having a king wasn’t the problem.
It was the _type_ of king they wanted. And today, with us, it is the same – What type of king in our lives, over our lives, do we want?
We ourselves make for sorry kings and rulers.
Even the close disciples of Jesus got it wrong. They hoped for a human battle-ready warrior king.
What they got in Jesus was a servant-hearted Son who humbly submitted under the will of His Father to bear the punishment for the sin of His people.
God has a deeper plan.
Jesus is the King above all kings.
He came to earth and was born into humanity to bring salvation, a means of redemption, rescue for us!
He will be returning to earth a last time as a conquering King!
In Revelation 19 we read,
“Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.”
This is why the _right_ king is important.
David knows this, and even though he was a great human king of Israel, He knew that his Lord Jesus made a far better king.
* Gracious Lord God,
Thank You for not giving us a king like those around us, but a better king in Jesus – A servant-king who gave up His life to His people, powerful to bring about salvation, loving to surrender Himself.
Please help us be people of Your kingdom today, following after our King.
Amen.