God Promises Jesus Will Reign

Psalms 132:11-15 The LORD swore an oath to David, a sure oath that he will not revoke: “One of your own descendants I will place on your throne – 12 if your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever.” 13 For the LORD has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling: 14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it – 15 I will bless her with abundant provisions; her poor will I satisfy with food.”
 
HAVE you ever considered how remarkable it is that Almighty God speaks to us? Perhaps because the Bible tells us he has spoken to mankind since Creation, we take this as an ordinary reality. But is it not something extraordinary? The Almighty God’s consistent communication with the patriarchs and prophets of old reveal a God whose will is to purposefully direct us toward a face-to-face future with him. He tells us so in such scriptures as Job 33:26 He prays to God and finds favor with him, he sees God’s face and shouts for joy; he is restored by God to his righteous state. And Isaiah 40:5 And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
   We live in this glorious hope because God did more than talk with David. God swore an oath to David. Think of this! The LORD spoke a truth that he would not, can not, revoke. With joy we note this oath points to us in the church now and forever.
   God’s oath tells David that his sons – the generations to follow him – will continually sit on Judah’s throne for ever and ever. But not there is one vital condition to this oath: if your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them.
   Now, how did God keep his oath? We know some of Judah’s kings rejected God’s covenants and law. After the Babylon exile, no son of David reigned in Judah – only foreigners. How is “forever” true?
   This oath is true because of Jesus. Through the years when there was no king, God kept his oath in the expectation and the consummation in Jesus born on earth as the Son of David: Matthew 1:1 A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham. And he is born God’s Son. Luke 1:35 “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.”
   Peter explains God’s work in Acts 2:29 “Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. 30 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne. 31 Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to the grave, nor did his body see decay. In other words, God plainly showed David there would be an eternal king that would come from  his family line. And that son of David would be David’s Lord forever. In power and righteousness, Jesus will reign in Zion – Jerusalem – to establish his eternal resting place. He will bless Jerusalem with the full provision, all they need for eternal life.
   The LORD God has determined and promised the place he will be forever. The LORD faithfully promises you will be with him in the power of his resurrected Son. He has said this on oath that will never be revoked.