Tabor Baptist Church

Introduction

• Concentrating on v3-7
• We live in times of relative peace
• We do know terrorism
• There are other concerns in our nation
• The solutions to our problems are not political but spiritual
• The problem is our nation turning its back on God
• The problem is in individuals
• We must pray for those Christians in politics
• The Psalm is about a God in heaven who is majestic in glory and splendor
• His Son Jesus Christ fights on behalf of truth, humility and justice
• He alone is the solution for Great Britain today
• We should pray v3-4
• Christ is establishing His invisible Kingdom in the nations
• Overview:
• A Prayer for Action (v3)
• A Vision of Victory (v4-5)
• A Contemplation of the King (v6-7)

A Prayer for Action (v3)

• How much do you believe that the Son of God is involved in the affairs of men?
• Is God a distant God?
• Is God like a clock maker?
• Is God like a grandfather?
• Do you see a God who is deeply involved and aggrieved by the affairs of men?
• Examples
• Our God can be known though Jesus Christ
• Our God is pictured as a warrior (v3)
• Take your sword - be ready for action
• Be ready to pray!
• We must ask God to act in the world
• Example of Gideon
• Do we see that the battle is the Lord's?
• A Prayer for Action
• God is not a weak God

A Vision of Victory (v4-5)

• Speaking about Jesus Christ (v2)
• v6 - quoted in Hebrews 1:8-9
• Jesus will defend truth, humility and righteousness - His arrows are sharp
• Rev 6:1-2
• Rev 19:11-16
• The Apostle had a fuller revelation than the Psalmist
• Do you see Christ as a might warrior, as Lord of the nations?
• Have you bowed your knee to Him?
• Have you surrendered your life to Him?
• The means of God are very different to the means of men
• Examples of rulers and governments
• Christ's way is very different (v4) - truth, humility and righteousness
• Examples of the rich and powerful
• Christ's death on the cross
• The sharp arrows (v5)
• The arrows of the law (which reveal our sin)
• Explanation
• The Gospel arrows
• Explanation
• The two edged sword that heals
• Example of dying man
• Has he conquered your heart?

A Contemplation of the King (v6-7)

• "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever" (v6)
• Heb 1:6-9
• Jesus is no demi-god (v6)
• Could there ever be a clearer verse about the deity of Jesus Christ? (V8)
• He is the God Man (v9)
• Who is Jesus to you?
• A moral man ...
• ... or God Himself
• A ruler, the head of His people
• "You love righteousness and hate wickedness" (v7)
• Was there ever a human that fulfilled this verse all the time?
• What a glorious person this is!
• This should make us shudder ... and think what a wonderful Saviour He is
• We must not harden our heart
• Come to Him now - do not put it off
• "anointed You with the oil of gladness"
• God is joyful
• God wants us to know joy [in Him]

Closing Remarks