Psalm 2: Make a run for God

Psalm 2 draws a picture of a hero 

who is strong and confident in his 

identity and knows that he will 

win the battle.

By Andi Norton

Psalm 2 (The Message)

Right in the first few verses of Psalm 2 I’m struck with David's description of God's reaction to the leaders who oppose and deny His ways.

David describes God as one who laughs at His enemies. This makes me think of a Hollywood movie, in which we see an enemy about to attack the muscular action hero, whose response is one at laughing at their enemy’s naivety.

It draws a picture of a hero who is strong and confident in his identity and knows that he will win the battle.

In the movie we would expect just this - our action hero defeating the enemy and then the rolling of the movie credits.

In this Psalm we see that God does become angry, furious even and we know that our God is confident and more than capable of destroying everyone with a snap of his fingers, and with one breath is able to wipe out the earth. But, we see a different response.

We see a righteous anger, the desperate shout of a God whose heart is longing for a lost people to see the truth of His love and the gift that they can receive in His Son (v6).

We see David describe God's offer to choose a gift, the authority and blessing that comes through His son, and makes it clear their rebellion and denial will result in God exploding with anger.

We see a God screaming with passion for a lost people whose lives are in danger, and makes it clear that we will not regret putting out trust in Him.

How will we respond to those who deny God and defy the Messiah?

Will you respond as God responds - with righteous anger and plea?

I'm drawn to reflect on our Friday mornings and the importance of intercession for these lost people, we must persist to intercede for them.

We see from this intro a strong God who can do anything and He can soften even the hardest heart, He can turn someone running as far as they can from God to a full 180o turn high speed run into His arms with the inheritance He offers, a seat at the Coronation Banquet.