The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.” (Psalm 110:1 ESV)
Rebellion and Hope
He was the wizard of ALL computer geeks. No matter how badly my screen was frozen, my hard drive was wonky, or my keyboard was stuck… JACK could fix it. When I called Jack, there was only a question of WHEN the problem would be fixed.
I faced every technological problem with trust of Jack in the front of my mind, and with his number on speed dial.
But Jesus is even better than Jack.
All of His enemies will be His footstool.
Today we need a nudge to understand the symbolism. Defeated enemy kings, princes, generals, and heroes were forced to kneel before the Conqueror. And in extreme cases, the losers were forced to lean over on all fours while the winner treated the loser like a footstool.
This Psalm assures us that every one of Jesus’ enemies will be defeated by Christ. And in fact, already has been.
It does not seem like it sometimes, does it? But when it seems like Christ’s enemies are still doing well, we can act in TRUST. Sometimes we leverage our memories of God’s past victories (the cross, for example!) into peace. Sometimes we find peace by comprehending what He is up to.
And sometimes we find hope by trusting in what God has proclaimed the future will look like.
And that trust is the foundation of hope.
Christ victorious.
God grants His people the supernatural ability to believe. Today we tend to demand logic, proof, and personal understanding. And those things are all ok.
But for the hard times… for the far too common fearful times… God also gives us hope.
Take the hope God offers.