Christ Loves Righteousness (10/29-31)

Psalm 45:6-7 KJV, “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the scepter of thy kingdom is a right scepter.  V. 7 Thou (Christ) lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God thy God, hath anointed thee (Christ) with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.” [Scepter is the same for sceptre]

The Messiah King is called “God” in verse 6 and it is important to recognize the difference from “thy God” which is the Father, Himself as in verse 7. It is like this, God, the Father has anointed God, the Messiah King who will reign forever and ever. The New Testament teach that both Christ and the Father are fully God.

In this psalm, the most important meaning of the character of Christ is described in words of loving and hating. Christ loves righteousness and it is the character of His kingdom. It is Christ’s joy in doing His Father’s will. Heb. 10:7 states, “Then said I, lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.” Who? It is Christ!

As much as Christ loved righteousness, He hated wickedness. Christ made this known by dying on the cross to crush evil and to save His people from their sins (Mat.1:21). Because Christ loved righteousness and hated wickedness, God, the Father anointed God, the Son above all others. This anointing refers to the glory, blessedness, and authority given to Christ by God, His Father. The “oil of gladness” is directly related to His anointing with the Holy Spirit.

These two verses find their most important fulfillment in Jesus Christ. The author of Hebrews applies these verses (Ps. 45:6-7) to exaltation (to praise highly), authority (has power over), and character (represents something) of Christ which is found in Hebrews 1:8-9 NLT, “But to His son He says, “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. Your royal power is expressed in righteousness. You love what is right and hate what is wrong. Therefore God, your God, has anointed You, pouring out the oil of joy than anyone else.”

Christ’s dominion which has the supreme power and control over the nations of the earth and it will be “for ever and ever.” Rev. 1:6 KJV, “And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” At the end of age He will return to establish righteousness upon the earth. (Ref. Rev. 19-22) Praise the Lord!

The abundant outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon God’s people will come as they share Christ’s heartfelt love for righteousness. God who made us kings and priests will be based on a Christ-like love for righteousness and a persistent against evil.

What does this mean to me? Righteousness is a big subject. How many of us really, truly, understand the meaning of righteousness and living in it? Holy Spirit just brought this Matthew 25:31-46 to me and it will go to the next Manna. This is about the judgment involves the separation of the wicked from the righteous. So how do we know what is righteous and what is wickedness? So let’s dig until the next Manna.

For now, may God truly bless you as you are anointed by the Holy Spirit to understand the Word of God in Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen! (Hint: I read Manna three times, one each day before I truly understood the whole meaning. That’s why sometimes I used three days of same Manna.)