Psalm 72:18-19, "Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds. Praise be to His glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen."
One of two psalms written by Solomon, here he asks that God would expand his kingdom so that he might rule with justice and righteousness. He did not ask it egotistically. Similarly, when God asked what Solomon desired, instead of asking for riches, Solomon asked for wisdom. He wanted God to work through him...a sort of symbiotic relationship. He would rule justly and the people would praise and honor him and the land would be blessed.
The things he asked for would never come to fruition because of Solomon's eventual unfaithfulness. BUT, one day they will...the psalm points to the reign of Jesus when he sets up His righteous kingdom on earth, all of Solomon's petitions to God will be fulfilled. And every knee will bow to Him and He will be honored throughout the land.
Solomon left a great example of how we should pray for God's rule on earth...that righteousness would reign and the afflicted and needy would be saved for "precious is their blood in His sight" (v.14); that He would rule from sea to sea and all nations will serve Him; that He would endure "as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations" (v.5); and that "all nations will be blessed through Him, and they will call Him blessed" (v. 17b)
I cannot wait until the whole earth is filled with His glory...somedays I hope for it to be sooner than later...when the world will be set upright and we can stand in awe together and look upon His marvelous deeds. Until then, Jesus tells us not to worry using his boy, Solomon, as an example to us all...that the very lillies in the fields are clothed in His splendor as we will all be when He reigns rightly. I hope I am standing by your side.
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