PUT ME IN COACH Psalm 110:2–3 | Week 2 of The King We Need ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Full manuscript here BRIEF REVIEW Psalm 110 is the most quoted OT passage in the entire New Testament. Jesus quoted it. Peter preached from it. Paul appeals to it. Hebrews builds on it. Revelation echoes it. The Bible is one unified story pointing to Jesus. “The OT is the NT concealed. The NT is the OT revealed.” David isn't writing about God — he is recording a conversation between the Father and the Son. The Big Question: If the King is already on the throne — why does the world still look the way it does? And where do I fit in? ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── THE TEXT Psalm 110:2–3 (NIV) "The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying, ‘Rule in the midst of your enemies!’ Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, your young men will come to you like dew from the morning's womb." ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── THE KING IN ENEMY TERRITORY (v. 2) The King rules not from a safe distance but in the midst of his enemies. His scepter extends into hostile territory right now. Jesus is already King — but the final victory is not yet complete. This is the “already but not yet.” 2 Corinthians 4:4 (NIV) “The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” 1 John 3:13 (NIV) “Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.” We are in enemy territory — we should expect resistance, discouragement, and even persecution. But none of that means the King has lost. Psalm 110:2 reminder: The King rules here — right here, in the middle of enemy territory. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── THE KING HAS A ARMY (v. 3) Psalm 110:3a (NIV) “Your troops will be willing on your day of battle.” The word “willing” carries the idea of a freewill offering — people who give not just their effort but themselves entirely. Isaiah said: “Here am I. Send me.” Peter and Andrew left their nets immediately. The Macedonian churches begged for the privilege of giving. Paul described his life as poured out like a drink offering. Jesus doesn't draft anyone — but he asks for everything. Daily. A way of life. Luke 9:23 (NIV) “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” Psalm 110:3b (NIV) “Your young men will come to you like dew from the morning's womb.” Anyone who genuinely believes verse 1 will live like verse 3. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ARRAYED IN SPLENDOR This isn't a detail about clothing. It's a statement about identity. Galatians 3:27 (NIV) “For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” Past tense. Already done. The moment you gave yourself to the King, he dressed you — not in your own righteousness, but in his holiness, his splendor, his name across your chest. The question isn't whether you are clothed. The question is whether you will walk like it. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── BUT HERE'S WHY WE DON'T We want to in — and we're afraid to stand out. We're not fully convinced the right team . The other team makes compelling . These are real — the honest struggle of everyone following a King they cannot see, in enemy territory, surrounded by people who think they're foolish for trying. The honest diagnosis: Most of us are simply tuned to the wrong channel. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── GO BACK TO VERSE ONE Psalm 110:1 (NIV) “The Lord says to my lord: 'Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.'” “There is no cause for alarm whatever may happen in this lower world. The sight of Jesus enthroned in divine glory is the sure guarantee that all things are moving onward toward ultimate victory.” — C.H. Spurgeon Turn down the noise. Open the Word. Go back to verse one. Tune into the news from heaven long enough, and willingness follows. It always does. The King is on his throne. The victory is secure. And the door is still open. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────