1 Why do the nations conspire[a]
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth rise up
and the rulers band together
against the Lord and against his anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break their chains
and throw off their shackles.”
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth rise up
and the rulers band together
against the Lord and against his anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break their chains
and throw off their shackles.”
4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord scoffs at them.
5 He rebukes them in his anger
and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
6 “I have installed my king
on Zion, my holy mountain.”
the Lord scoffs at them.
5 He rebukes them in his anger
and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
6 “I have installed my king
on Zion, my holy mountain.”
7 I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:
He said to me, “You are my son;
today I have become your father.
8 Ask me,
and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You will break them with a rod of iron[b];
you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”
today I have become your father.
8 Ask me,
and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You will break them with a rod of iron[b];
you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”
10 Therefore, you kings, be wise;
be warned, you rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear
and celebrate his rule with trembling.
12 Kiss his son, or he will be angry
and your way will lead to your destruction,
for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
be warned, you rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear
and celebrate his rule with trembling.
12 Kiss his son, or he will be angry
and your way will lead to your destruction,
for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
The foolishness of antagonizing God. Why do people conspire , why do nations plot in vain against God and his anointed one ? Why ?
Even 3000 years ago during the time of David , there were people who were plotting against God and his people and his anointed leader. Consider David and Goliath. Goliath was blaspheming God and David saw him challenging God and Israel . David said this famous punch line which I happen to remember when I see someone doing a Goliath act . David said , "Who is this uncircumcised Philistine who defies the armies of the living God". The rest is history. Many times we see antagonists arriving and challenging Christianity only to fall away and Christianity and the cause of Christ striding along these 2000 years. Take for example Voltaire the french philosopher . Voltaire predicted that the bible would be extinct and gone in a 100 years time. Voltaire died and the French Bible Society bought his house and starting printing and distributing bibles . So unlike what Voltaire would have ever expected. Take another example of the DaVinci Code. Dan Brown used consipiracy theories and false data to discredit the orthodox Christian faith.But the Christian apologist used it as a platform to present the truth and refute those errors and a lot of books were released against that one book. The result was that the Church was strengthened. People came to know the truth. All these attempts by people did not materialize.
Can mere men go against God and live ? Can those inflated egos and misinformed minds survive the reality ? Is there any chance that their plans will succeed? History teaches us that God always has the last word. He is in control and brings to pass what he wants.
The response of God almighty to the conspiracies and antagonisms of mere mortals is this : He laughs; He scoffs at their foolishness ; Rebukes their hardheartedness and terrifies their proud heart. God terrifies them, by installing his anointed messiah , his agent to bring justice. Justice will be done. They will receive thier due if they don't repent and change their ways.
He will install his anointed one , Jesus who will establish justice. Remember what happened to Jerusalem and the temple in A.D 70 . Jesus wept over Jerusalem , prophesied the destruction of the temple and the siege of Jerusalem.Titus in A.D 70 came and fulfilled the prophecies of Jesus , destroyed the temple so that there was no one stone over the other.
He is not threatened. His purposes are never threatened. His will accomplish what he has planned.
So the Psalmist goes on to say , " You rulers be wise and be warned. Serve the Lord and fear him. Accept his anointed one, Jesus . If you do so you will be blessed." It is the goodness of God to always ask people to conform with him and be blessed. An open door is always there , open to those who would repent and return to their creator in humility and submission. To repent is to escape the wrath of God. To resist is to invite the wrath of God. God laughs at those who rise against him.
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