Submission and Authority

Ezekiel 36-37; Psalms 110; Revelation 19 

“The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion; you will rule in the midst of your enemies. Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy majesty, from the womb of the dawn you will receive the dew of your youth.” (or, ‘your young men will come to you like the dew.’)

Psalm 110:2, 3

Jesus is the fulfillment of Psalm 110 making this Psalm the most frequently quoted Psalm in the New Testament. The authority Jesus received was both as a King and a Priest in the order of Melchizedek. Jesus is both the King of Righteousness and of Peace (Hebrews 7). This authority was granted to Jesus Christ as he “humbled himself and became obedient to death…” (Philippians 2:8). The offer of authority by Jesus to his disciples and now to his Church follows the same path of surrender and willing obedience to the King of Righteousness and Peace. Ironically, it is as the victorious King of Peace that Jesus will judge the nations and rule in the midst of his enemies. As those who both follow the Lamb and walk in his kingdom authority, we, too, must resist temptation and sin, even as we declare the victory of Christ over sin and death. Our authority is a function of our relationship of willing obedience to our risen King.

“Jesus, you are King, and you are my King, for your glory.”