Know Your Place

“¹The LORD says to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.’” – Psalm 110:1 (ESV)

I was confused as I began reading this morning. Being referred to as Lord is kind of a big deal. It was not until I dig into the commentary that it makes more sense. I am reading Davids account and as the anointed king he was a Lord of the land and simply identifies himself as such. This helped me to understand more of the verse and passage.

David was a Lord by account and therefore was in a position of authority and power. He was certainly capable of doing things for himself and protecting himself from the likes of his enemies. But, take a look at the verse and how David relies heavily on God to do the work. David states that the LORD God says to him. And that is where the importance is as I see it. David is acknowledging his place with God. David is the receiver of the protection and not the giver. He is given the place of honor as God deals with all that is before him in the world. Even in his powerful stature as king, David was still under the authority and protection of God and he was excited to be there. He celebrated the idea that God was there to protect and fight for him to defeat his enemies.

David knew his place and where he fit into the kingdom of God. Yes, David was a king himself and he was the anointed one and a man after God’s own heart, but he was still just a man and needed God just the same as we do each and every day. I have to remember my place as I continue to go through this world myself. I am just a sinner in this world and I have to submit to the LORD in all that I do and remember not to place myself in His position at any time. I am just a man and the LORD is the LORD.

Where do you consider yourself in the world today? Are you one that considers yourself above the fray and in those positions that are greater than others? What if you were to submit to God and know your place as that of protected as opposed to protector?