Psalm 22:3  
The Lord is enthroned
    The Lord Jesus, through King David, teaches us a vital lesson here. In the midst of His anguish, His longing, His loneliness, He reminds Himself of the power and glory of God the Father. Deserted by heaven, forsaken and abandoned to fight with sin and the Satan’s forces alone; Jesus mentally reminds Himself of one incontrovertible fact – the Lord God is still enthroned as the Holy One and Israel praises Him. Even though it is Israel who have accused and condemned Him, and sanctioned His crucifixion, Jesus knows that there are men and women of faith, the true Israel, who still honour and worship the true God. Why did He need to stop and remind Himself of this fact? It was because He was suffering the taunts and provocation of the enemy, and you can be sure that every deception and lie conceivable was being thrown at Him. “Did God really say?” ‘Are you the Son of God?” “Save yourself.” Believe me, the mass of devious, sinister accusations and falsehoods the Satan had in his twisted armoury were hurled at our Lord as He hung on that cross. I have not a shadow of a doubt that in the depths of all this misery His heart cried out, “Yet You are enthroned as the Holy One; You are the One Israel praises.”
We need to follow His lead. Our anxieties and deprivations will never take us as low as Jesus had to go BUT when the lies come thick and fast and the accusations fly our way, we have to stand firm on truth. Speak it out, learn it, meditate on it; “God is enthroned as the Holy One; all of believing Israel, all true believers are praising Him!”

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