THE SUN OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS
Psalm 19:
1: «To the chief Musician, A Psalm of
David.» The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his
handywork. 2: Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth
knowledge. 3: There is no speech nor language, where their voice
is not heard. 4: Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words
to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 5: Which
is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a
strong man to run a race. 6: His going forth is from the end of the
heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the
heat thereof.
The glory of God and the work of his hands are declared in
God’s creation. Christ is the DayStar
who visited his people, the Light-shining in a dark place. (Lu 1: 78; 2 Pet 1:
19) In this Psalm, we see in God’s first creation the glory and work of the new
spiritual creation made by Christ Jesus his Son.
The Rising
Sun
The rising sun reminds us of the rising of Christ from the
grave, “which is as a bridegroom coming
out of his chamber.” “But unto you
that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his
wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.” (Mal 4:
2) Christ is the Bridegroom and all his elect are his bride for whom he laid
down his life. (Eph 5: 25) So, believer, as you wake early and head to your job
with a thousand cares weighing heavy on your heart, when you see the sun arise
from his chamber, remember, Christ has perfected us forever by his one
offering. Proof is he arose! We are risen in him and seated at God’s right.
(Col 3: 1-4; Heb 7: 25)
A Tabernacle
for the Sun
Speaking of the heavens and the firmament, our text says,
“In them hath he set a tabernacle for the
sun.” (Ps 19: 4) After Christ
declared God just and Justifier of his people, God raised him, giving him a
place to dwell forever in the holiest of holies and in the true tabernacle
which the Lord pitched and not man. (Heb 8: 1-2) The Lord’s tabernacle is his
church, in particular, each redeemed, regenerated saint. (Eph 2: 21-22; 2 Cor
6: 16) Remember when the ark went to its place? It went to “Bethshemesh.” It means “tabernacle or house for the sun.” (1 Sam 6: 12)
Believers are the house of the risen Sun. Brethren, when you feel the
heat of the sun, rejoice! Christ dwells in us, his tabernacle.
A Strong Man
Running a Race
We see what Christ is doing now, he “rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.” The sun comes forth
unstoppable. So does our risen King and
Savior. He shines forth his glory
irresistibly and “filleth all in all”,
making every believer unspeakably happy. (Eph 1: 22-23) As he did not fail to set
judgment in the earth on the cross, he shall not fail nor be discouraged, till
he has set judgment in the heart of each of his people. (Is 42: 4; 60: 1-4) He
shall protect each blood bought child, doing for us in this earth only what is
best and shall at last bring us home without losing one!