Psalm 45:6 "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre."
How long is "forever and ever"? We could also say it is "always
and forever". Strong's Concordance speaks of it as being a time or place
that is concealed or at a vanishing point. Where is the vanishing point? For
some reason, those words are stirring my heart and mind this morning. Is there
a stopping place where the throne of God ceases to exist? If it is at the
vanishing point, then every day takes that point one day farther into the
future. In other words, there will never be a time when the throne of God
ceases to exist. One might ask, "Well, what about the day when life ceases
to be?" Is that the vanishing point? Hmm, let's think about that for a
moment. What does God's Word say about it? Paul was inspired to write,
"Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God,
even the Father..." (1 Corinthians 15:24) The throne will not cease to be;
rather, it will be delivered up into the eternal heaven. In other words, there
never has been, nor will there ever be, a time when our Lord ceased to have
absolute control over all the universe.
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, a sceptre is an "ornamented rod
or staff borne by rulers on ceremonial occasions as an emblem of authority and
sovereignty." All righteousness has Jesus Christ as its source. We have
been given the righteousness of God by the sacrificial offering of the Lamb of
God, our Lord. Again, Paul writes, "For he hath made him to be sin for us,
who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
(2 Corinthians 5:21) Today's Psalm speaks heavily to me as I hear our Lord
saying, "Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden." This
passage speaks to me as I hear our Lord giving us authority to "... come
boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to
help in time of need." (Hebrews 4:16) Today's passage speaks to me as
I hear the Word of God expressing the absolute sovereign power of our Heavenly
Father. The very One who in the beginning said, "Let there be light,"
still holds that same power to bring purpose into our lives. He has the same
power to give peace and calm in our storms. He has the same power to say,
"Rise up and walk." He has the same power to speak and give, "My
peace I leave with you. Not as the world gives, but my peace I give unto
you." All of these things I say to remind myself (and you) that our God is
still in absolute control and is in possession of all power. Hallelujah
to the Lamb!!