Psalm 2 – Reflections

 

 

The history of the world is bound up in Psalm 2 and Daniel 2. There are two trajectories, that of the Kingdom of God and that of the rulers and peoples of the earth who are in rebellion against God. Professing Christians pray that the Kingdom of our Father will come and His will be done, but often we’d rather He would wait to bring the fulness of His Kingdom – for the fulness of the Kingdom of God means the final destruction and end of the rebellious kingdoms of this age…and we’d rather not have to experience that.

 

Why do we invest ourselves in attempting to shore up and save that which cannot be saved? Why do we think that we can exempt our own nation or political system from the image of Daniel 2 or the peoples and kings of Psalm 2:1 – 3? Why do we not live as citizens of heaven (Phil. 3:20)?

 

The agenda of the rulers of the earth is “Against Yahweh and against His Anointed.” They are perpetually saying, “Let us tear their fetters apart and cast away their cords from us!”

 

There is no aspect of life in which this agenda is not active, from education to the arts to sports to government to economics. Sometimes the agenda may appear uplifting, sometimes benign, sometimes wicked – but it is always there; sometimes it may appear quite religious, quite “Christian.”

 

While we are called to serve those affected by the collapse of moral and spiritual order and compassion, we are not called to align ourselves with the agendas of this present age – no matter their political color. We are not called to participate in the chaos around us but rather to be exceptions to the chaos, to be safe places, in Christ, for others.

 

Jeremiah and Gedaliah are two examples of men faithful to God in the midst of religious, political, and military chaos – virtually no one listened to them, but they remained faithful – do we not want to remain faithful to Jesus Christ?

 

When Jesus says that the foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but that the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head, is He not also speaking about His People? Where can we lay our heads, where can we find rest on this earth, during this pilgrimage? It is not in an economic or political system, it is not in sports or entertainment, it is not in education or the arts, it is not in moral improvement – it can only be in Jesus, He and He alone is our Sabbath and the fulness of our Sabbath awaits us when we enter into the City whose Builder and Maker is God (Hebrews 11:13 – 16).