Martin Luther's Evening Prayer

Psalm 110 "Sit Here at My Right Hand"

October 05, 2022 Dr. Richard Zeile
Martin Luther's Evening Prayer
Psalm 110 "Sit Here at My Right Hand"
Show Notes

This sermon for Ascension Day discusses the Biblical meaning of of God's Right Hand, which is not the crude picture of God as a giant floating out in space, or even of God's right hand being a place "Away" from this earth. Rather, as Martin Luther pointed out (and many Christian teachers before him), God has no hand of flesh, but He has a hand of power, and this power is everywhere. Christ's ascension to the right hand is His taking the seat of power, enabling Him to promise "Lo, I am with you always/everywhere, even to the end of the world/age." It is therefore a celebration of Christ's enthronement as is brought out by the readings from Acts 1 and Mark 16,  and the 5th Century hymn, "Hail Thee, Festival Day."