Our Forever Reigning Christ

Our Forever Reigning Christ

The Lord shall reign forever— Your God, O Zion, to all generations.

Psalm 146:10

We are coming to the conclusion of our meditations upon the various texts of Psalm 146.  As we have dwelt upon these truths, we have considered them in their most Christological presentation.  Today, we consider the final bold proclamation, ‘The Lord shall reign forever.’  Here is a great encouragement for all the ransomed church of God.  We live in a day when, ‘the wicked walk on every side, and the vilest men are exalted.’   Dictators, oppressors, and fiends hold some of the highest positions and the most elevated posts.  They seem to excercise their capricious will over those more righteous than they.  Our text today shows us Who truly Rules and shall continue to Rule.  ‘The Lord shall reign forever— Your God, O Zion, to all generations.’  To put this in its’ most Christological form, ‘Christ shall reign forever.’  When all of these petty tyrants fail; when their condemnation and judgment is complete; when the Hand of Omnipotent Justice has swept them away to their final perdition, Christ shall still be on the Throne of Heaven, and He ‘shall reign forever.’  Judgment shall proceed and justice shall prevail.  ‘Jesus shall reign where’er the sun doth its’ successive journeys run.  His kingdom spread from shore to shore, till moon shall wax and wane no more.’

Our Glorious Reigning Christ,
we rejoice that You shall forever rule,
and that before You, every knee shall bow
and every tongue confess, that You are Lord indeed.

Tomm Tice

Where the Bush is Burning