Rachel Workman: 1 Why are the nations so angry?
Why do they waste their time with futile plans?
2 The kings of the earth prepare for battle;
the rulers plot together
against the Lord
and against his anointed one.
3 “Let us break their chains,” they cry,
“and free ourselves from slavery to God.”
The only kind of slavery I'm down with is being a slave to Christ. Christ loves, provides for and protects that what is his.
4 But the one who rules in heaven laughs.
The Lord scoffs at them.
5 Then in anger he rebukes them,
terrifying them with his fierce fury.
6 For the Lord declares, “I have placed my chosen king on the throne
in Jerusalem,[a] on my holy mountain.”
God has provided the only thing we will ever need to defeat evil. Christ is enough and he always will be.
7 The king proclaims the Lord’s decree:
“The Lord said to me, ‘You are my son.[b]
Today I have become your Father.[c]
8 Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance,
the whole earth as your possession.
9 You will break[d] them with an iron rod
and smash them like clay pots.’”
10 Now then, you kings, act wisely!
Be warned, you rulers of the earth!
11 Serve the Lord with reverent fear,
and rejoice with trembling.
12 Submit to God’s royal son,[e] or he will become angry,
and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities—
for his anger flares up in an instant.
But what joy for all who take refuge in him!
Verse 10-12 are great verses. I do know that even evil is under the authority of Christ. God uses those who appear to us to be unusable. I've seem many times in the Old Testament where God handed people over to a evil nation to be destroyed and it really makes me wonder if it's not happening right now. We are a society who has become way to accepting and lax in our morals.
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John
Burnett: 2 Why
are the [a]nations in an uproar
And the peoples devising a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth take their stand
And the rulers take counsel together
Against the Lord and against His [b]Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us tear their fetters apart
And cast away their cords from us!” God being holy and just also has a sense of humor and he watches and laughs at Satan’s attempts to destroy His Anointed Israel. The terrorist complaining about their God moving our rockets is classic.
And the peoples devising a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth take their stand
And the rulers take counsel together
Against the Lord and against His [b]Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us tear their fetters apart
And cast away their cords from us!” God being holy and just also has a sense of humor and he watches and laughs at Satan’s attempts to destroy His Anointed Israel. The terrorist complaining about their God moving our rockets is classic.
4 He who [c]sits in the heavens laughs,
The Lord scoffs at them.
5 Then He will speak to them in His anger
And terrify them in His fury, saying,
6 “But as for Me, I have [d]installed My King
Upon Zion, My holy mountain.” Those of us who know the King will get to see this. I will be sitting on my white horse in my white linen watching the battle of all battles that has already been won.
The Lord scoffs at them.
5 Then He will speak to them in His anger
And terrify them in His fury, saying,
6 “But as for Me, I have [d]installed My King
Upon Zion, My holy mountain.” Those of us who know the King will get to see this. I will be sitting on my white horse in my white linen watching the battle of all battles that has already been won.
7 “I will surely tell of the [e]decree of the Lord:
He said to Me, ‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.
8 ‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the [f]nations as Your inheritance,
And the very ends of the earth as Your possession.
9 ‘You shall [g]break them with a [h]rod of iron,
You shall shatter them like [i]earthenware.’”
He said to Me, ‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.
8 ‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the [f]nations as Your inheritance,
And the very ends of the earth as Your possession.
9 ‘You shall [g]break them with a [h]rod of iron,
You shall shatter them like [i]earthenware.’”
10 Now therefore, O kings, show
discernment;
Take warning, O [j]judges of the earth.
11 [k]Worship the Lord with [l]reverence
And rejoice with trembling.
12 [m]Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way,
For His wrath may [n]soon be kindled.
How blessed are all who take refuge in Him! Hundreds of years before the Son appears, we are told to adore him and learn from Him. The warning of coming wrath is more true today than when it was written by the Psalmist. Thank you Jesus for blessing me.
Take warning, O [j]judges of the earth.
11 [k]Worship the Lord with [l]reverence
And rejoice with trembling.
12 [m]Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way,
For His wrath may [n]soon be kindled.
How blessed are all who take refuge in Him! Hundreds of years before the Son appears, we are told to adore him and learn from Him. The warning of coming wrath is more true today than when it was written by the Psalmist. Thank you Jesus for blessing me.
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Krista Cook: Vs 11-12 pretty much sums up these
verses . When all is said and done, we need to SERVE and SUBMIT.
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