&Ldquo;delight in God’s Son”
by Jesus is the Key to a fruitful and blessed life. He is the Way to heaven even eternal life. If you submit to Him, He will lift you up and bless you beyond your wildest dream!
C. THE FATHER REQUIRES OBEDIENCE TO JESUS.
I saw two important insights in David’s exhortations – a word of precaution and a word of promise.
1) A Word of Precaution—Be wise!
Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment…” (vv. 10-12a)
Knowing who really Jesus is we are to be wise. And to be wise, according to David, is to first to SERVE JESUS. We are to serve Jesus with fear and joy. Not only to serve but to SUBMIT to Jesus. At this point, let me point you again to the words of David. “Be wise….be warned…” Do you remember how the Bible described the birth of Jesus in Matt. 2, how Herod and the religious leaders learned about the birth of the Messiah. They even confirmed it among themselves and yet they did nothing about it. Unlike the wisemen who search diligently for Jesus, they did nothing. They know but it did not transform their lives. They did not serve Jesus nor submit to Jesus as Lord. Be warned bros. and sis. BE WISE!
2) A Word of Promise—You will be truly happy!
“Blessed are all who take refuge in Him…” (v. 12)
There is also a word of promise here. One could almost missed it if you are not careful in your reading. Again, David gives a definition of a truly happy man. He is not only the person who DELIGHT IN GOD’S WORD, BUT HE IS ALSO THE ONE WHO DELIGHTS IN GOD’S SON. In other words, We must place our hope, our trust, our confidence in JESUS CHRIST, OUR MESSIAH…AND BE BLESSED!
CONCLUSION:
While it is true that Jesus was given to us to be our Savior from our sin, it is equally true that He is to be the Lord of all aspects of our life. In the Bible, to confess “Jesus is my Saviour!” also means “Jesus is my Lord and King!” For as that apt saying goes, “Jesus is either Lord of ALL or NOT AT ALL!” God Bless!
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