Friday, April 27, 2012
Psalm 40, 49, 50, and 73
Messianic Prophecy and Redemption
Psalm 40:6-8
6 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—
but my ears you have opened—
burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.
7 Then I said, "Here I am, I have come—
it is written about me in the scroll.
8 I desire to do your will, my God;
your law is within my heart."
David's prophetic words in this Psalm were later spoken by Jesus
Christ and documented in the book of Hebrews in the New Testament
shown below:
Hebrews 10:5-7
5 Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said:
"Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,
but a body you prepared for me;
6 with burnt offerings and sin offerings
you were not pleased.
7 Then I said, 'Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll —
I have come to do your will, my God.'"
What powerful words that embody Christ's messianic identity!!!
Remember, He was sacrificed once for all for the atonement of our
sins. As believers, we feel pleased and sanctified with this offering.
Sacrificed animals however, did not create this feeling of redemption
in the hearts of believers (before Christ's sacrificial offering) as
the scripture articulates. In fact, David knew that even mere human's
could not redeem one another as demonstrated in Psalm 49:7-9 displayed
below:
7 No one can redeem the life of another
or give to God a ransom for them—
8 the ransom for a life is costly,
no payment is ever enough—
9 so that they should live on forever
and not see decay.
Redemption has a cost that no man can pay. Only God could pay this
price for what is impossible with man, is possible with God. Jesus
came, "to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many" (Matthew
20:28). Let's fix our eyes on our redeemer and meditate on Psalm 73:
23 Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
God Bless,
Anthony
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