#3 Holy Wit – Sidecar Reflections
Behold Your King: Christ in the Old Testament – Psalm 110
The Man Who Sat Down
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The church council meeting had gone long, as these things do.
Coffee had gone cold. Someone had brought cookies that looked homemade but tasted like a well-meaning lie. Papers were shuffled. Opinions were shared. No one was quite sure who was actually in charge, though several people felt strongly that it might be them, or at least should be.
At some point, the pastor stopped talking.
Not dramatically. He simply sat down.
It took a moment for anyone to notice. Meetings are noisy in a quiet way, and people assume motion equals leadership. But once he sat, the room gradually stilled. The papers stopped shuffling. The opinions paused mid-flight. The silence wasn’t awkward — it was settled.
Later, someone asked why he’d done that.
“Well,” he said, “I’d said what needed saying.”
That’s the moment Psalm 110 describes — though on a scale that makes church councils look like children arguing over who gets the red crayon.
“The LORD said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand.’”
Not pace while the universe sorts itself out.
Not stand ready in case this all goes sideways.
Sit.
Because sitting is what you do when the work that matters has been done. When authority is settled. When the outcome is no longer in question.
We tend to imagine Christ as busy — rushing between crises, scrambling to keep things from falling apart. But Psalm 110 gives us a different picture. Christ reigns because He has finished redeeming. He intercedes because His priesthood does not expire. He judges because history is not drifting — it is moving toward a conclusion.
The world looks chaotic because we are down on the floor, arguing about cookies.
But Christ is seated.
Which means the kingdom is not fragile.
Which means evil is not winning.
Which means the chair of ultimate authority is not empty, contested, or up for election.
The Man who matters most has already sat down.
And the meeting, however long it feels, is heading toward adjournment.
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#HolyWitSidecar #GordonMcGinnis #ChristInTheOldTestament #Psalm110
Behold Your King: Christ in the Old Testament – Psalm 110
The Man Who Sat Down
________________________________________
The church council meeting had gone long, as these things do.
Coffee had gone cold. Someone had brought cookies that looked homemade but tasted like a well-meaning lie. Papers were shuffled. Opinions were shared. No one was quite sure who was actually in charge, though several people felt strongly that it might be them, or at least should be.
At some point, the pastor stopped talking.
Not dramatically. He simply sat down.
It took a moment for anyone to notice. Meetings are noisy in a quiet way, and people assume motion equals leadership. But once he sat, the room gradually stilled. The papers stopped shuffling. The opinions paused mid-flight. The silence wasn’t awkward — it was settled.
Later, someone asked why he’d done that.
“Well,” he said, “I’d said what needed saying.”
That’s the moment Psalm 110 describes — though on a scale that makes church councils look like children arguing over who gets the red crayon.
“The LORD said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand.’”
Not pace while the universe sorts itself out.
Not stand ready in case this all goes sideways.
Sit.
Because sitting is what you do when the work that matters has been done. When authority is settled. When the outcome is no longer in question.
We tend to imagine Christ as busy — rushing between crises, scrambling to keep things from falling apart. But Psalm 110 gives us a different picture. Christ reigns because He has finished redeeming. He intercedes because His priesthood does not expire. He judges because history is not drifting — it is moving toward a conclusion.
The world looks chaotic because we are down on the floor, arguing about cookies.
But Christ is seated.
Which means the kingdom is not fragile.
Which means evil is not winning.
Which means the chair of ultimate authority is not empty, contested, or up for election.
The Man who matters most has already sat down.
And the meeting, however long it feels, is heading toward adjournment.
________________________________________
#HolyWitSidecar #GordonMcGinnis #ChristInTheOldTestament #Psalm110
#3 Holy Wit – Sidecar Reflections
Behold Your King: Christ in the Old Testament – Psalm 110
The Man Who Sat Down
________________________________________
The church council meeting had gone long, as these things do.
Coffee had gone cold. Someone had brought cookies that looked homemade but tasted like a well-meaning lie. Papers were shuffled. Opinions were shared. No one was quite sure who was actually in charge, though several people felt strongly that it might be them, or at least should be.
At some point, the pastor stopped talking.
Not dramatically. He simply sat down.
It took a moment for anyone to notice. Meetings are noisy in a quiet way, and people assume motion equals leadership. But once he sat, the room gradually stilled. The papers stopped shuffling. The opinions paused mid-flight. The silence wasn’t awkward — it was settled.
Later, someone asked why he’d done that.
“Well,” he said, “I’d said what needed saying.”
That’s the moment Psalm 110 describes — though on a scale that makes church councils look like children arguing over who gets the red crayon.
“The LORD said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand.’”
Not pace while the universe sorts itself out.
Not stand ready in case this all goes sideways.
Sit.
Because sitting is what you do when the work that matters has been done. When authority is settled. When the outcome is no longer in question.
We tend to imagine Christ as busy — rushing between crises, scrambling to keep things from falling apart. But Psalm 110 gives us a different picture. Christ reigns because He has finished redeeming. He intercedes because His priesthood does not expire. He judges because history is not drifting — it is moving toward a conclusion.
The world looks chaotic because we are down on the floor, arguing about cookies.
But Christ is seated.
Which means the kingdom is not fragile.
Which means evil is not winning.
Which means the chair of ultimate authority is not empty, contested, or up for election.
The Man who matters most has already sat down.
And the meeting, however long it feels, is heading toward adjournment.
________________________________________
#HolyWitSidecar #GordonMcGinnis #ChristInTheOldTestament #Psalm110
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