Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness; you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. (Psalm 45.6-7a)

Only Jesus can embody the grandiose wedding song of Psalm 45. Even David could not aspire to the gravity and splendor the sons of Korah sang in the psalm. David as the possessor of the throne and being a man after God’s heart was bestowed the promise of the Messiah from his royal line. And through the psalmists celebrating their King the Holy Spirit gives voice to Christ’s pre-incarnate glory. Jesus is the King. Jesus is God Himself and the Father proclaims to His people this revelation as David sits on the throne.

And what can we know of Jesus, this divine King whom God elevates above all others? As David, God’s chosen man is sitting on the throne of Israel, what is God revealing about the Coming One? Jesus is the custodian of the scepter of justice. Jesus loves righteousness and hates wickedness. In His upright hand Jesus holds the power and authority to pronounce justice for His people, for the nations, for eternity.

Jesus is enthroned forever, imbued by God the Father with His righteous authority and recognized before the people of God for His omnipotence and purity. Jesus causes our hearts to stir with beautiful words of worship, because He holds all righteous authority in His hands. His mouth speaks gracious words over our lives. Who is like our God? Who is more worthy of praise? Jesus holds in His privilege as King to speak mercy in place of rejection. He calls us to the table we have no right to approach. He calls us His children and reaps praise from the nations.

Jesus, thank you for the your faithfulness to speak grace into my life as you wield the scepter of justice.