It is unbecoming for
Christians to get antsy and anxious over conspiracies to dethrone the Lord of
the Universe.
Conspiracy Spotter: OMG did
YOU see this, Lord?
Ex-Lord of the Universe:
Crikey, what can I do NOW? All my plans for the future are being foiled!
Uhhhh, no. Psalm 2 tells us
that when God sees the conspirators and their machinations, He laughs. Talk
about evidence of omnipotence: when you are pointing the best ya’ got at Him and
He bursts out laughing ... O man, you’re toast.
Sadly, Conspiracy
Aficionados (CA) not only grimace and fret over every perceived sneak-attack on
the Almighty and His plans, they spread their anxiety like a disease to all who
listen to them.
CA: What? You aren’t angry
and anxious like me? Here, read this book, listen to this radio program, watch
this guy on TV, and go to this web site. Your eyes will be opened!
Opened to what, exactly?
That God is no longer … God? That you have discovered something He has
overlooked? That the earth is no longer the Lord’s? That ultimately hate will
prevail over love? That a cabal in DC has rendered the bodily resurrection of
Jesus Christ meaningless?
Yes, nations conspire,
peoples plot, and rulers rise up and band together against God and His rule.
Their efforts, however, are only so much grasping after wind. The One enthroned
in heaven laughs and scoffs, and then reminds us all that there is only one
King and one unshakeable kingdom.
Copyright, Monte E Wilson, 2014
Psalm 2
ReplyDeleteWhy do the nations conspire
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth rise up
and the rulers band together
against the LORD and against his anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break their chains
and throw off their shackles.”
4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord scoffs at them.
5 He rebukes them in his anger
and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
6 “I have installed my king
on Zion, my holy mountain.”
7 I will proclaim the LORD’s decree:
He said to me, “You are my son;
today I have become your father.
8 Ask me,
and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You will break them with a rod of iron[b];
you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”
10 Therefore, you kings, be wise;
be warned, you rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the LORD with fear
and celebrate his rule with trembling.
12 Kiss his son, or he will be angry
and your way will lead to your destruction,