David was anointed King as a young man, and
King Saul hated him. He tried every method of trick, sleuth and military tactic
to kill David; yet did not succeed. David knew that God had plans for his life
and he was not afraid of Saul. David wrote that He had assurance that God was
laughing at King Saul's plans (Psalm 2:1-4).
By expressing these words in his psalm, David
also spoke a prophetic word concerning the end times, when Satan gathers the
armies of the world against the Lord. People in these last days have no respect
for authority, and they believe it is their right and duty to reject the
concept of God as our Higher Power. They refuse to believe in Jesus, because
His Biblical Word is contrary to their humanistic philosophy.
They want to rip off the fetters and cords
they believe that God has on them, and they devise vain attempts to distance
themselves in every way from God and religion. They join groups of other
atheists and agnostics and take a position against God's people who dare to stand
for God. They also make vain plans to thwart God's purpose in the earth. In
many countries they persecute and kill Believers.
Yet, the Lord, who sits in heaven on His
jasper throne, chuckles and ridicules these vain attempts to discredit Him as Almighty
God (Psalm
2:4). He brings all of His Saints home to be with Him (Psalm 116:15).
He never despises or shows partiality to anyone (Job 36:5; Deuteronomy 10:17), but
gave His Son to everyone in order to bridge the gap, which our sin brought
between Him and each one of us (Isaiah 9:6).
Prayer:
Father God, You are the Mighty One, and we
humble our self before Your powerful hand (Joshua 22:22; 1 Peter 5:6).
We know that You will lift us up in Your own time and save us in the same way
that You cared for Your chosen people who sojourned in Egypt (Zephaniah 3:17;
Deuteronomy 5:15; Daniel 9:15). You control the earth from the rising
to the setting of the sun (Psalm
50:1). You are awesome and awe-inspiring, and we
thank You for keeping Your covenant of love with us (Nehemiah 9:32).
Thank You also for preserving us and giving us Your assurance for our future
with You (Job
24:22). We praise and worship You in all of Your
splendor and might.
Thought for the Day:
God gives love to thousands of generations who
love Him, but His righteous judgment is on those who choose to live in sin
instead.
- Jeremiah 32:18
