Have you ever asked the Father to be bless his Son? Have you considered the Father giving the Son the strength He needed to be the Savior of the World? Does the relationship of the Father and the Son draw you near, seeking to be revived by God and praising his name?
We may refer to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, yet not really consider the relationship. We may think of them as One God and fail to remember they are separate persons. We may not fully understand the trinity. Yet, we can understand a father/son relationship.
The Psalmist asks God, the Father, to strengthen his Son. He references “son of man”, which is one of the terms used for the Son of God. It is the same term used in Daniel 7 in his vision of God coming to judge the world and claim his own. The Psalmist states the Son is at the right hand of the Father and He is made strong by the Father for his purposes. He asks the Father to put his hand on the Son, which is a form of blessing, approval, and encouragement.
Why does the Psalmist ask these things? So that we will believe in God and not turn away from him. It is also to revive us, renew us, build us up in the same strength so we will call on his name. The Psalmist is asking for the Father to demonstrate his strength through his Son for our sake. Our response should be to understand the father/son relationship and to trust God.
I pray we all ask the Father to bless the Son. I pray we know the Son is at the right hand of the Father. I pray each one of us is strengthened by knowing the Father and the Son are One. Ask the Father to bless. Know the Son is at the Father’s right hand. Be strengthened by God.
Psalm 80:17-18
Let your hand be on the man of your right hand,
on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.
So we will not turn away from you.
Revive us, and we will call on your name.
Marty Pressey 