The Painted Door Church - Chicago
The Psalter of Jesus: The Call of the Anointed // Psalm 132
Apr 23, 2017
Pastor Mark Bergin
From the moment of his Transfiguration, Jesus began a journey down from the
mountain of glory, toward Jerusalem, and ultimately to the upside down
glory of the cross. He flipped the world on its head, demonstrating forever
that true divine glory works itself out in the self-sacrifice of love.
Jesus was eternally destined for this journey to Jerusalem. He was sent to
bring God's love to Zion and establish a heavenly culture there. He entered
Jerusalem to great adulation and yet also riding a donkey, foreshadowing
both the conquest and humiliation of the cross. In the kingdom of God,
conquest is won through humiliation. Jesus achieved his greatest victory by
way of his greatest defeat. He was anointed to spend himself in love for
the sake of re-creating God's city and redeeming God's people. This
anointing covered Jesus from head to toe. And it likewise covers all people
who are baptized into his body. In baptism, Christians are anointed to
participate in the life and death of Jesus. In baptism, we are anointed to
minister redemption through the great gain and loss of love.