# 4. 2017 Dev. Ps. 2:1-12. God Laughs! The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God by memorizing selected passages of Scripture. Further, to view the passage in context and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living with family, friends and others. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Psalm 2:7 “I will proclaim the Lord’s decree: He said to me, “You are my son;
today I have become your father”.
Psalm 2 comprises the rest of the introduction to the Psalms. Ps.2 is also one of the Messianic Psalms. Reading the whole Psalm reveals to us several truths, like it or not there is evil in the world and it is not limited to a few; kings, leaders, peoples, and nations. They say: “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.” They want to remove the restraints of the Holy Spirit on sin. They reject God and they reject Jesus.
But God laughs at their rebellion, God scoffs at their actions, “God terrifies them with his wrath.” The second truth is that God is in control but God’s methods are completely upside down from what those who appose God expect or understand.
God says: “I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.” This is a reference to Jesus Christ. The love of Jesus (the love of God) is the truth that terrifies and angers those who oppose God.
The third truth is God’s decree; verse 7. “I will proclaim the Lord’s decree: He said to me, ‘You are my son; today I have become your father”. This is a direct reference to God the Son. The book of Hebrews (Heb5:5) quotes this decree as Biblical proof that God appointed God the Son (Jesus) as the Savior of the world and through the miracle of the incarnation Jesus becomes our brother.
This is where the rubber hits the road: Believers are brothers and sister of Jesus and as such we share in His inheritance, in His resurrection and in due time, in His glory. This truth puts us under the grace of God, under the salvation of God, under the protection of God and under the blessings of God. “If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Ro. 8:31). Praise be to God!
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