"The Master's Place"

"The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set up thy throne." (Psalms 132:11)

  Yes, this is talking about a legacy and a royal line; I am pretty sure we get that; but, as with most any portion of Scripture that we examine, the "Sword of the Spirit" is like a dagger that "cuts to the heart!" I like the way Matthew Henry breaks it done: "These promises relate to the establishment both in church and state, both to the throne of the house of David and to the testimony of Israel fixed upon Mount Zion. The promises concerning Zion's hill are as applicable to the gospel-church as these concerning David's seed are to Christ, and therefore both pleadable by us and very comfortable to us." In other words, This Word is for you! If you believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, then you can plead this promise upon your life, and you can stand comfortably in the benefit that it brings! Why is that made possible? It is because He is faithful to keep His promises: He has exalted His Word above Name, because His word is what gives His name authority and power. This is John's opening remarks to his Gospel, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." It was by His Word that He created the heavens and the earth; it is by His Word that He establishes and keeps His promises. There is no greater feeling that we can experience than to be set free from the bondage of sin. David uses the illustration, "As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us." (Psalms 103:12) He can only proclaim this promise because God has established it to be so; and because God has established it with His Word, we can accept it, believe it, and stand in the comfort that it brings! It is really not that hard to understand: The servants place is in the Master's house; if you truly want all the benefits of living in the Master's house, then stay in your place; because He is always there in His...

"Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding. God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God's inner sanctuary. Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek." (Hebrews 6:16-20) NLT