#DailyDevotion Jesus Enthroned Forever Is Our Hope
Psalm 102 12But You, O LORD, are on Your throne forever; You are remembered through all the ages. 13You will rise and be merciful to Zion – it’s time to be kind to her, the time that was set has come. 14Your servants delight even in Zion’s stones and pity even her dust.
It sounds like here that this was perhaps written after the destruction of Jerusalem. The LORD sits on His throne in heaven above forever. It isn’t just in the Holy of Holies in the now destroyed temple. Perhaps it is close to the time the LORD promised for the Jews to return and rebuild after the Babylonian exile. He speaks of it is time now for the LORD to be kind to her.
We should remember the LORD indeed is on His throne forever. The LORD Jesus Christ sits at the right hand of God. The LORD also has His throne in our hearts and reigns there.
15The nations will fear the LORD’s name, and all the kings of the world His glory. 16When the LORD builds Zion, He will be seen there in His glory. 17He will listen to the prayer of those stripped of everything; He doesn’t despise their prayer.
When Nehemiah, Ezra and Zerubbabel returned to Jerusalem to rebuild it and its temple the surrounding nations feared greatly.
However, here the nations have a proper fear of the LORD’s name and the kings of the world His glory. The name they have reverence for is Jesus who is the King of glory. The Church is Zion which the LORD Jesus is building. He hears our prayers and intercedes for us into the ear of the Father, we being the temples of God. The Father does not despise our prayers when we come to Him in faith in the name of Jesus.
18This will be written down for a future generation, so a people still to be created can praise the LORD. 19The LORD looked down from His high and holy place; He looked from heaven at the earth, 20to hear the prisoner groan and to free those doomed to die, 21to hear those in Zion tell about the LORD’s name, and His praise in Jerusalem, 22when the people and kingdoms are gathered to serve the LORD.
And well, here we are, future generations reading this as purposed by the psalmist. We are a people who were still be created who praise the LORD Jesus Christ. The LORD looked down upon us who were prisoners to sin and the fear of death. He conquered one on the cross and the other in the grave. So we confess the name of the LORD Jesus Christ before the world and in His Church. Weekly He gathers the peoples and kingdoms to serve them and to be served by Him.
23When on the way, He weakened my strength and shortened my life; 24so I said, “My God, don’t take me away in the middle of my life. Your years last forever. 25Long ago You laid the earth’s foundation, and Your hands made the heavens. 26They perish, but You go on; they will all wear out like a garment; You will change them like clothes, and they will pass away, 27but You are the same and Your years never end. 28Your servants’ children will live undisturbed, and their descendants will stand firm before You.”
We are but dust in this life. The LORD Jesus Christ and His kingdom reigns forever. Creation wears out but He goes on forever. He never changes, yesterday, today and forever. When He returns and purifies creation, we will be raised incorruptible, we and our children who continue in the faith and will live undisturbed and will stand firm forever before the LORD.
Merciful God and Father, grant us faith in Christ so we may be Your temple where You reign in our hearts and minds. Have us persevere in this faith so we may enter His kingdom and live and reign with Him forever. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.