In Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness; and Your right hand shall teach You awesome things. (Psalm 45:4)
Remembering that this psalm speaks ultimately of the King, the Messiah, let us consider what is conveyed in this verse. As mentioned in the previous devotion, there will be a time when He wields His sword to triumph over His enemies. Yet it is also understood that, in everything He will execute, it will be done with justice and righteousness. This is to say that His most prominent attribute is not the ability to overpower His adversaries but that, having done so, He rules them with justice, truth and humility — not brute strength and haughtiness.
It is written of the Messiah that, “The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord…. He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, nor decide by the hearing of His ears; but with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth” (Isaiah 11:2-4). In other words, being anointed in the fulness of the Spirit of God, everything He does will be just and true. He will not execute judgment based solely on feelings, emotions or all the things that blind our eyes to justice; He will administer justice based on “It is written.”
There is a rabbinical adage that says, “Humility is the safeguard of knowledge.” I bring this out because it is critical that we do not overlook an important point revealed in the words of the psalmist: as King of kings, Messiah will administer truth and justice in humility! We can easily see this attribute in the suffering Messiah, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. It is not as obvious, however, when we consider Him as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. Yet, in this and other verses, we see that the conquering King has not lost that very important characteristic — He will rule justly but in humility.
And so let us remember that, in our suffering and in our triumphs, we must retain a humble spirit. If humility is a hallmark of the One we serve, then we should recognize its eternal value and consequence. As it is written, “The humble He guides in justice, And the humble He teaches His way” (Psalm 25:9).
Blessings and Shalom,
Bill
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