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Psalm chapter 2 verse 8

ask of me and I will make the nations your heritage

and the ends of the earth your possession.

Now the context here in Psalm chapter 2 the Psalmist is talking about the

son of God and specifically this is a picture pointing us forward to

Jesus and how the son of God would have authority and rule and reign over all nations over the ends of the earth.

That's what we see coming to fruition in Matthew chapter verse 18, when Jesus says,

all authority in heaven on earth has been given to me.

It's the picture we see at the end of the Bible,

and really the end of history.

Revelation chapter 5, as Jesus is being exalted among every nation tribe

tongue and people that's the fulfillment of this prayer and this promise here in

Psalm chapter 2 verse 8 and so as as you think about this verse ask of me and I

will make the nation's your heritage and the ends of the earth your

possession there's a picture here of the relationship between prayer, asking, and the ends of the

earth belonging to Christ. the nations of the earth,

praising Christ as his inheritance.

And I want you to think about how every single day,

including right now, you and I have the opportunity to cry out to God, ask him

to give Jesus the inheritance he is due, to bring the ends of the earth into submission to him knowing that one day

that's going to be complete and the way that's going to come about and you see

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