Sit ... Until I Make Thine Enemies Thy Footstool

Psalm 110:1-3

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

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

3 Thy 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.


Acts 2:

34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.



Nothing could be more clear in the Bible than the words above given by the Holy Spirit, that Jesus Christ will sit at the right hand of the Father until His enemies are made His footstool.

It doesn't matter how many headlines in the news are taken and tried to be forced into interpreting a Scripture. He will not return until His enemies are made a footstool for His feet.

Psalm 110 is magnificent in the description, as it connects to His people.

When it says, "The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies," it is a reference to His people, as represented by Zion. The rod of of His strength will be expressed through His faithful people. We will rule in the midst of our enemies, and they will be trained and disciplined to obey the commands of Jesus Christ as revealed in the entirety of the Bible.

This is a promise and declaration made, but it must be taken up by a "willing people," as it says. We must be willing in the day of His power. That day came when He sent the Spirit to indwell those who believed, as did His power.

We must first obey of course, as the term "in the beauties of holiness" suggests, and it appears the "womb of the morning"  was a reference to the day the Church was born of the Spirit.

I want to focus primarily on "until His enemies are made His footstool," as it entails everything very clearly as to what we are to work for and toward in this age.

Peter's conclusion of the matter is important. God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ. Jesus is Lord in order that He may be obeyed. He made that clear when He stated if we love Him, we will keep His commandments.

As it relates to Him remaining in heaven at the right hand of the Father, He will continue to exercise His Lordship on earth until He is obeyed. That obedience comes from the teaching of all the laws and commands of the Bible, and people lining up with the requirements.

Yet for some reason, believers think Jesus Christ the Lord doesn't have any requirements, in the sense of obeying the law. There's a false grace teaching that suggests there isn't even a need to repent from our sins, saying if repentance is required, it's a work. In other words, they're rebelling against God, twisting and distorting what He has said in order to call themselves Christians, without bringing forth the fruits of repentance. Many times this isn't honest believers being deceived, it's wicked liars used by Satan to distort and undermine the faith, in order to give the appearance of a Lord without any demands.

There is no escaping the reality that Jesus is Lord. There is no escaping the fact we are called to be conformed to His image. So as important as initial salvation is, it's just a moment in time. For the rest of our lives on this earth the Holy Spirit works to bring us into complete obedience to Jesus Christ as He is revealed in the Holy Scriptures.

Not only is this an obedience unto His commands, but also a call to apply His word to all areas of life. This is exciting when the implications of this set in, and God's people start to see the word of God becoming alive and applicable; something more than truth understood, but truth that is relevant to life on this earth.

It's extraordinary when reading the Scriptures to find ways to practically apply them to the lives we are living, and the things we are interested in pursuing.

There is nothing in life we are doing that doesn't come under the guidance of the Scriptures. We have to learn to take what we read and understand and look at ways to incorporate it into the projects or work we're involved with. It can be from raising children to sculpture; from building a business to flying a plane; from playing sports to teaching children about God; from communicating to one another to running for a government office; you get the point.

Once we start doing this and looking for ways to apply the Bible to our lives, it becomes a living word, not just an intellectual exercise we feel an obligation to partake in. We don't have to be cajoled to read, we eagerly read, looking for truths we've never seen before, from perspectives in life we never thought of. In other words, the Scriptures start to get exciting and challenging, and most importantly - relevant.


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False End-time Prophecies and Loss of Functioning of Body of Christ

In the Heart of God before creation

Sit ... Until I Make Thine Enemies Thy Footstool

Some Thoughts on the Last Days

Great Encouragement

Taking Responsibility

Christian Service

Little Things

Progress and the Kingdom

Conclusion