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Daily Devotion: Psalm 2:1-7

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Psalm 2:1-7    "Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?  (2)  The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,  (3)  Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.  (4)  He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.  (5)  Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.  (6)  Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.  (7)  I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee."

Do you ever get frustrated when your plans do not come together like you thought they should? How about when you set out to do something, but there seems to be one part of it that just does not work. Or my favorite: You buy something that says, "Some assembly required." Now those are some of my favorite words! I just put together a stand on which I place my work materials for my studies. Yes, "Some assembly required." I'm venting now. When I opened the box, there were so many small pieces of wood and screws and dowels. I finally got it together and then realized that the bottom shelf was upside down. I wasn't about to take it apart and fix that one shelf. Now the blemish is covered with books and notebooks and stuff like that.  Other than venting, I'm trying to make a point to myself that there are times in my own mind that I "take counsel together" and say to myself, "I've got this." Well then I read this, "Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?" I only imagine that I've got it when the truth is, "No! I don't."  That's the truth on an individual scale and also true on the world's stage. Kings, rulers, leaders of nations think they "have this", but in reality, No! They don't.

I imagine that God is sitting up there with at least a smile on His face during those times when I think I have my life all together and am in absolute control. I look back on times and have to laugh at myself, so I'm pretty sure it is at those times that "He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh." He even allows us to think that we are in control sometimes when, all that time, He still sits on His throne as He reigns and rules over this entire universe. Whatever the level of control that anyone thinks they may have, the truth of the matter is that our God has "set my king upon my holy hill of Zion." Who is this King of Zion? Well "the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee." His name is Jesus! Here's the wonderful thing about all this:  By the work of Jesus, in the person of Jesus, and through His marvelous grace, I am a son of God. I want to praise His glorious name!

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