Are we willing to give up every sin, to turn from a wicked, insnaring world, and rely only on his merits and mercy, to have him for our Prophet, Priest, and King? and do we desire to be holy? To those who are thus changed, the Saviour's sacrifice, intercession, and blessing belong. What then are we? Has the gospel of Christ been to us the power of God unto salvation? Has his kingdom been set up in our hearts? Are we his willing subjects? Once we knew not our need of his salvation, and we were not willing that he should reign over us. Christ drank of the waters of affliction in his way to the throne of glory. The wrath of God, running in the curse of the law, may be considered as the brook in the way of his undertaking. He shall be humbled he shall drink of the brook in the way. We have here the Redeemer saving his friends, and comforting them. The effect of this victory shall be the utter ruin of his enemies. Christ's sitting at the right hand of God, speaks as much terror to his enemies as happiness to his people. He is a Priest of the order of Melchizedek, which was before that of Aaron, and on many accounts superior to it, and a more lively representation of Christ's priesthood. He is God's Minister to us, and our Advocate with the Father, and so is the Mediator between God and man. Christ shall not only be a King, but a Priest. The dew of our youth, even in the morning of our days, ought to be consecrated to our Lord Jesus. They shall attend him in the beautiful attire of holiness which becomes his house for ever. The power of the Spirit, going with the power of the world, to the people of Christs, is effectual to make them willing. And his kingdom, being set up, shall be kept up in the world, in despite of all the powers of darkness. All his enemies are now in a chain, but not yet made his footstool. It is a remaining posture: he sits like a king for ever. Sitting is a resting posture: after services and sufferings, to give law, to give judgment. Not only he should be superior to all the kings of the earth, but he then existed in glory as the eternal Son of God. Glorious things are here spoken of Christ. Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 110:1 Chapter Contents
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