“Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.” (Ps 110:3 AV)
There is a lot to unpack in this verse. David is our writer. The context is the submission of the world under the hand of the LORD by way of His return and the saints of God. To David personally, this has application during his reign. David, being a type of millennial reign, uses this principle toward the establishment of his kingdom. In a microscopic way, David’s campaign to conquer Israel’s enemies represents what Jesus will do when He returns. Having established the context, we can now look at this verse a bit closer. We will work backward.
The dew of thy youth speaks of the dawning of a new day. A new day wherein righteousness and holiness will be its nature. David is declaring that in the day of God’s youth, or the new day that will dawn when Christ returns, there is hope like that of a beautiful sunrise after a dark and stormy night. This corresponds with the phrase that precedes the aforementioned. The morning is when everything is new and beautiful. Just like the arrival of Jesus Christ. This day will come because of God’s power. No longer will Satan have the ability to influence mankind. He and his ilk will be cast into hell for 1,000 years. The temporal enemies of Jesus will be dispatched and the reign of our Messiah will commence. This is why His reign will be a beautiful thing. David starts the verse by implying when the LORD does return to set up His kingdom, the people of God will be willing to live and worship at His feet. It is that initial phrase that we want to contemplate this morning.
This promise can be applied any time God moves in an obvious and mighty way. We do not have to wait until Christ’s return. The big question is: are we, or will we be, willing to respond when God does a great work? Today, we begin one of our annual Revivals. There is no doubt that God will move the preacher. There is no doubt the Holy Spirit desires to change our hearts. There is no doubt God wants us to be radically different by the time this Revival ends. It will all depend on how willing we are. Will we put aside all that distracts from the working of the Holy Spirit? Will we be quick to confess and forsake? Will we be ready to trust God with that which He wants to do in our lives? Will we answer the call? What comes of this week will, in large part, be determined by our willingness at the start! When God wants to do something, a yielded heart makes all the difference.
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