Psalm 2 The Son is King

Psalm 2

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.”

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.

Yesterday we hear about the nations and people which rebelled against the Lord.  Still God was in control.  Today as we look at the rest of Psalm 2 we see the people’s rebellion come to a more personal light, and it points to the greater plan of how God overcomes this rebellion.  For in this passage ‘the King is installed on Zion’.  This king is none other than the Son himself.  This passage is often mentioned in the New Testament referring to Jesus as the King and as God’s Son. (Acts 4:25,26 Acts 13:33, Hebrews1:5, 6 5:5, Revelations 2:26, Revelation 1915)

So what does this mean for us?  Our rebellion against God comes to full force when we look upon His Son Jesus on the cross.   The nation’s rebellion is not just some generic notion of evil somewhere out there but a full out attack against God because of our own sin of rebellion.   So we are posed with a choice.  Will we surrender to the King, (and kiss God’s Son), or will be continue in our rebellion?   Jesus is both a kind savoir and also a mighty warrior King.   The question is how will we receive His rule?  We can willingly receive Christ as savoir who died for us and the Lord whom we “can take refuge in him” or we set ourselves up against God’s Kingdom and His Son and take our ‘own way which leads to destruction’.

Questions to consider

Do I rejoice or tremble at the thought of facing the King?

Are there ways I am rebelling against God? If so what are they… may I repent and bow before the king and “kiss the Son”?