Psalm 110 (KJV): The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand

From Psalms

Psalm 110
(Of David. A psalm.)

¹The LORD said unto my Lord,
      Sit thou at my right hand,
until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

²The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion:
      rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
³Thy 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.

⁴The LORD hath sworn,
      and will not repent,
Thou art a priest for ever
      after the order of Melchizedek.

⁵The Lord at thy right hand
      shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
⁶He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies;
      he shall wound the heads over many countries.
⁷He shall drink of the brook in the way:
      therefore shall he lift up the head.

When I first re-wrote psalm 110 I didn't see much of significance.  Especially as it relates my addiction, or recovery.  Then I shown a new perspective...a perspective that showed the significance far beyond my mere addiction...or recovery. This was probably part of God's plan.

I came to realize that Jesus quotes psalm 110 in Matthew 22:41-45:

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying, What think ye of Christ?        whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? 

This is vitally important in understanding Jesus and God because this quote demonstrates that our Lord, in prophecy, and God is both human and divine.  Not only that but many scholars have pointed out that this psalm is "more frequently cited by the New Testament writers than any other single portion of the ancient Scriptures."

So the lesson today is that before I judge something or someone for its importance - I need to make sure I've looked at that something from all angles and truly understand it's perspective.  Further, I will always keep an open mind, and will pray for an open mind, in order to continue to look for those perspectives before making a judgement.

Thanks for letting me share.