Psalm 2

Psa. 2:1 Why do the nations rage,

         And the people plot a vain thing?

This is a great question isn’t it?  Why do the nations rage and why do people plot vain things?  It all goes back to the Garden and Lucifer.  It is a simple word called iniquity.  What is iniquity?  It is simply put, not wanting to be under authority.  It is those who don’t recognize any authority but their own.  We are all under authority.  If we are not under authority you will ultimately abuse any authority you have. 

Psa. 2:2 The kings of the earth set themselves,

         And the rulers take counsel together,

         Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,

This kind of attitude leads to another situation.  It consist of gathering others, with the same false spirit and they take counsel against the LORD and His Anointed.  They do it for this purpose.  They do it that the Lord will not be able to tell them what to do.  This exist in the church as well.  To a rebellious person, authority is control.  To a godly person it is empowering. 

Psa. 2:3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces

         And cast away Their cords from us.”

They look at authority as bondage not safety.  I have found that authority is one of the most empowering aspects of my relationship with others.  I have always submitted myself to other men and women in authority.  I can normally tell when someone around me has a will unharnessed by the Lord. 

Psa. 2:4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh;

         The LORD shall hold them in derision.

How does the Lord handle this, He laughs.  This is not a joyful laugh, it is a laugh that you don’t want to hear.  The Father is really not in a battle like some think.  God is God and that is that.  Nothing created can match His uncreated nature.

Psa. 2:5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,

         And distress them in His deep displeasure:

There is a truth that is sometimes lost in the New Covenant.  It is the truth that we should walk pleasing to the Lord.  Too many people take grace to a point of it doesn’t matter what we do to others.  Nothing could be farther from the truth.  To know the Lord’s displeasure will not feel good for anyone.

Psa. 2:6 “Yet I have set My King

         On My holy hill of Zion.”

The Father has set His King on His holy hill of Zion.  (read Hebrews 12)  I love the hill of Zion.  It is the mountain of the Lord that we are all to go up.  What a wonderful place of encounter.  Jesus went up the mountain many times to pray, what a wonderful picture for us. 

Psa. 2:7 “I will declare the decree:

         The LORD has said to Me,

         ‘You are My Son,

         Today I have begotten You.

Jesus is the only begotten of the Father and the Father loves to decree it.  Jesus loves to decree that with us.

Matt. 10:32 “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.

Luke 12:8 “Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.

I love the fact the Lord loves to declare a decree about us.  We are his!  They belong to Me!  That should make your juices flow.

Psa. 2:8 Ask of Me, and I will give You

         The nations for Your inheritance,

         And the ends of the earth for Your possession.

Jesus has been promised the nations as an inheritance.  This is mentioned in the Book of Revelation of Jesus Christ.

Rev. 11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!”

The magical thing about this is that it is our inheritance.  This is the true measure of Grace.  You see, grace is not what you can get away with in sin.  The essence of Grace is that we have been given something we could never have earned.  We need to explore the richness of that with the Lord. 

Psa. 2:9 You shall break them with a rod of iron;

         You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”

However, the psalm continues with a warning to those who won’t come under His authority. 

Psa. 2:10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;

         Be instructed, you judges of the earth.

One is not wise if he obeys this instruction. If you are wise, you will listen.  Proverbs tells us not to rebuke a fool but a wise man.  Wisdom lends itself instruction.  Foolishness does not. 

Psa. 2:11 Serve the LORD with fear,

         And rejoice with trembling.

Here is a key point.  Don’t ever forget that the One we serve is God, the Creator of everything.  He judges righteously and He sees everything.  So...

Psa. 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry,

         And you perish in the way,

         When His wrath is kindled but a little.

         Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

Make every effort to be nice. Put your trust in Him and follow His ways and this will certainly bring blessing upon you.