Psalm 40:7-10 says, "Then I said, 'Look, I have come. As it is written about me in the Scriptures: I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart. I have told all your people about your justice. I have not been afraid to speak out, as you, O LORD, well know. I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart; I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. I have told everyone in the great assembly of your unfailing love and faithfulness.'"
Here the Psalmist foretells the great redemption by our Lord Jesus Christ. Christ must come to bring glory to God and grace to man. The proclamation is sent forth, calling us to come and accept it. "Then I said" . . . is when and where He declares His willingness to come into the world, and make satisfaction for the sins of His people. Then in the fullness of time when He appears in human nature we hear the words again in Hebrews 10:5 - "That is why, when Christ came into the world, He said to God, 'You did not want animal sacrifices or sin offerings. But you have given me a body to offer.'" Then in Hebrews 10:7 - "Then I said, 'Look, I have come to do your will, O God - as is written about me in the Scriptures.'" The rest of that chapter in Hebrews talks about the old covenant being replaced by the new covenant in our Lord Jesus Christ. That is a pivotal point in changing worship. Our worship would become about, in and through Him, the new covenant!
In all of this we see again our Lord Jesus' example in how obedience is such a vital part of our worship. He says, "I come to do your will." How can we approach with any less in our worship? The King's coming changed everything! mjm
