The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” The Lord will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.” Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power; in holy array, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew (Ps 110:1–3).
Psalm 110 is one of the most quoted psalms in the New Testament about the Lord Jesus Christ. On the day of Pentecost, in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, Peter quoted this prophecy about Jesus as Lord and Christ (Acts 2:34–36). The apostle Paul states that Jesus must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet (1 Cor 15:25). Jesus is Lord and His kingdom is set to prevail over all the kingdoms of earth. He will rule over all—those who believe in Him, and even over His enemies.
The Holy Spirit through David, who was both a prophet and king of Israel, spoke of the people of the Lord volunteering freely in the day of the His power (Ps 110:3). It is the Lord who wins the victory as His people wholly give themselves to follow Him (see Rev 19:11–16).[1] However, we cannot miss the fact that in this day multitudes will give their lives to Jesus as both Savior and Lord. They will devote themselves to Jesus as they volunteer freely in following Him. Matthew Henry goes on to say, “’From the womb of the morning (from their very childhood) thou hast the dew of thy people’s youth, that is, their hearts and affections when they are young; it is thy youth, because it is dedicated to thee.’ The dew of the youth is a numerous, illustrious, hopeful show of young people flocking to Christ, which would be to the world as dew to the ground, to make it fruitful. Note, the dew of our youth, even in the morning of our days, ought to be consecrated to our Lord Jesus.”[2]
Many prophetic voices have spoken of an outpouring of God’s Spirit and a harvest of young people in this generation. For God’s plan is to bring forth young people “who will come out of the womb of the morning of this new day, and they will be to the Lord like the dew of refreshing. He is going to have an army in holy array: and every one of them will be free will-offerings to the Lord.”[3]
The way of God’s kingdom has always been with a focus on discipling the young. For those who are newly born again, those who are young in their faith, the way of discipleship is the way of growth and maturity. And for those who are young in age, discipleship is the prescribed way of raising up the next generations. The great commission is to have both an outward and a generational impact, so that the youth who belong to the Lord will be as the morning dew that covers the ground, bringing the fruitfulness of God’s kingdom to the earth.
God’s plan is to infuse youth, even from the womb, with His love and His ways. Because they are loved and know the Lord, they will volunteer freely in the day of His power. This is why Satan raises up anti-Christs to oppose God’s plans by influencing the younger generations through destroying families, watering down church cultures, and infiltrating education, entertainment, and media. One example of this in the past century was the Hitler youth movement. Another was the birth of communism. Likewise, today we see some government leaders, as well as business, educational, and media leaders promoting policies, products, and curriculum to intentionally lead children away from the knowledge of God.
Today, God’s people are to rise up and give themselves freely in the day of His power, as He continues His work of putting all His enemies under His feet. It is a day for fathers and mothers, church leaders, and young and old to prioritize learning from Him and teaching the next generations. For God promises that all our children will be disciples of the Lord, and great wil
l be their Shalom (peace, happiness, and well-being) (Isa 54:13). They will be as the dew on the ground, bringing fruitfulness to the land (Ps 110:3).
[1] Leslie C. Allen, Psalms 101–150 (Revised), vol. 21, Word Biblical Commentary (Dallas: Word, Incorporated, 2002), 115.
[2] Matthew Henry, Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible: Complete and Unabridged in One Volume (Peabody: Hendrickson, 1994), 904.
[3] John Robert Stevens, Ye Shall Receive (North Hollywood, CA: Living Word Publications, 1974), 179–180.
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