Psalm 110:1 "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool."
Though David penned these words, they are spoken by God, the Father to God, the
Son. "Sit thou at my right hand." This is the position
that was held by the Son of God from eternity past. Before the day of creation,
during creation, until the fulness of time when the Word was made flesh and
dwelt among us, the Son of God sat at the Father's right hand. He laid
aside His glorious garments and clothed Himself in the likeness of our sinful
flesh. He was born of a virgin, grew up in the household of Joseph and Mary,
and walked among sinful men. He endured such contradictions against Himself.
Can we understand that for Jesus to leave the glory of heaven and walk on this
earth was a greater act of humility than we will ever know? We must never
give thought of the work of our Lord without giving Him due honor and respect.
Such love has never been known by any other. "Greater love... yes, Greater
love... one more time.. GREATER LOVE (emphasis mine) hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13) The Prophet
Zechariah spoke in these terms of a question being asked of the Son of God:
"And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he
shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends."
(Zechariah 13:6)
Once that work of redemption was accomplished on the cross of Calvary's Hill,
"The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand." How is
it that such honor could be bestowed upon our Lord? The answer is found
in some of the last words spoken by Jesus as He was dying on that cross:
"It is finished." He had finished the work that He came
to do on this earth. Our redemption was accomplished by our Lord as He
shed His blood and made that sacrificial offering to the Father as payment in
full for our sin debt. What is He doing now that He is seated at the
Father's right hand? He is making intercession for us. Our prayers are
offered up to the Father by way of the Holy Spirit through our Intercessor,
Jesus Christ. He is our Great High Priest. God hears our prayers, not on our
merit; rather, on the merit of the finished work of Christ. Our Lord then
presents those prayers to the Father and He hears our prayers only through our
Lord Jesus Christ.
How long will this take place? "Until I make thine enemies thy
footstool." We find power, strength, and comfort through our Lord Jesus
Christ to face each enemy that comes against us. More times than not, those
enemies are within our own carnal nature. The struggles and battles that we
fight are usually within our own minds when we try to take charge of our own
lives. But we have the Great High Priest through Whom we approach the very
throne of grace. As we bow before that throne, we find mercy and grace to help
in time of need. This will be a constant for us until we face that last enemy.
"For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
(26) The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." (1
Corinthians 15:25-26) Yes, death is our last enemy that we will have to
face. But even that enemy is fought through the power and grace of our Lord
Jesus. He gives us grace for living AND He gives grace for dying. He has
defeated that enemy for us and we will experience and enjoy that ultimate
victory when we take our last breath in these sin cursed bodies.
"But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 15:57)