The Oil of Gladness

TEXT:  PSALM 45:7

"Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness:  therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows".   (Hebrews 1:9)

Psalms is known as the Book of Praise:   It was the national hymnbook of Israel.  It shows Jesus as “Our All in All”!  It is the 19^th Book of the Bible, and it has 150 divisions, 2,461 verses, 43,743 words, and 164 questions.

The Hebrew word for “gladness” is sasown’, meaning cheerfulness, welcome, joy; rejoicing.  In the Greek it is agalli’asis, meaning exultation (greatly rejoicing, triumph; very abundant, lavish, overflowing); exuberant joy (abounding in health and spirit; overflowing with good cheer).

People of God, our Heavenly Father has destined us to live in “gladness” [happiness; cheerfulness; joyfulness]!

“REACHING THE MASSES”!

TEXT:  St. Mark 1:14-17 (KJV - Thompson Chain Reference Bible)

The Gospel of Mark portrays Christ as our “servant”.  St. Mark 10:45: "For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many".

Jesus came so that He might “reach the masses”, and He did by way of His death, burial, and resurrection.

Isaiah 9:6:  "For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given:  and the government shall be upon his shoulder".  This “government” or misrah’, meaning empire [realm, domain, sovereignty, authority], would be the method through which He would “reach the masses”!  This word “government” is also translated sarah’ meaning to prevail or have power!!  THAT HE DID!!!