5 – Come and worship
Psalm 2 is a message to kings, to people in authority. The Lord says that those who take their stand against him will be brought to book when he installs his own King [v 6], the Anointed One [v2], the Son [v 7] in Zion.
What should the kings do? He tells us in these final verses.
Firstly, there are two guiding principles: be wise and be warned:
Therefore, you kings, be wise;
be warned you rulers of the earth. [Psalm 2: 10 NIV]
All in authority should seek wisdom and live in obedience to God.
Then, secondly, there are three commands:
Serve the Lord with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry
and you be destroyed in your way,
for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him. [Psalm 2: 11, 12 NIV]
Serve...rejoice...kiss the Son.
There is great blessing for all who trust in him, but we need to take care with our relationship with God. We serve, rejoice and kiss the Son (kiss in homage); but we do this with reverent fear and trembling aware that he can show anger and wrath.
This is a reminder to all of us that King Jesus is not to be domesticated. We need to hold together the ideas that he is both incredibly loving and unbelievably awesome. It is a balance we so often fail to get right.
Lord Jesus, thank you for giving yourself for me on the Cross. Thank you that I find my refuge in you. Help me to rejoice in your love without forgetting that you are the King of all the earth. Amen.
David Long
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