“Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.” The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.” Psalm 2:1-4
Have you ever wondered who really in control? With tough elections, cival & human rights violations, peaceful and sometimes not-too-peaceful demonstrations, terrorism, car bombs, cival wars, conspiricy theories . . .the list goes on and on–we have to wonder, who’s really in control.
Although the Psalm itself is untitled and declairs no authorship, Dr Luke, the writer of the Acts of the Apostles, credits David with Psalm 2’s authorship. (Acts 4:24-26) King David, again no stranger to personal tragedy, sin and calmity, writes that God, enthroned in Heaven, actually laughs (scoffs) at the nation’s strategies, their leader’s strategies and even the diliberate, dictoral strategies of evil leaders conspiricies and plots to try to gsin control of the planet or even sections of it! He catigorizes their attempts as “vain”. It says that ALL of their collective efforts and attempts to overthrow God’s rulership, order and plans are the source of God’s laugher.
God’s sovereignty–His ability to control and redeem the universe is SO IMPORTANT for us as Christians. While God never violates our free will as human beings, HE IS FIRMLY IN CONTROL OF EVERY DETAIL THAT HAPPENS. In other words, He has a corrective solution for every sin we ever manage to commit! His ability to bring all of our failures, mishaps, triumphs, defeats and even where we’ve been exploited or victimized, to a place of being woven into a tapestry of beauty that we call our lives!
Our Great God sits enthroned. Our lives are safely in His hands! He’s clearly worthy of our trust, as well as our praise! Think about it!
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