Why do the nations conspire,
and the peoples plot in vain?
The kings of the earth set themselves, and ...
He who sits in the heavens laughs
Psalm 2:1-4
Have you heard this old saying ... “If you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans”?
Well ... that’s the theme of Psalm 2!
It is not that God doesn’t care deeply about our hopes and dreams. It’s that his plans for us are bigger and better than our plans for ourselves!
We sometimes doubt that, of course!
It’s human nature to think that we know what’s best for us.
But human plans are inevitably laced with both altruism and selfishness, both faith and sin.
But God holds all of human history in his hands! And part of faith learning to trust that his plans are designed to bless us and the world in ways we don’t even see yet.
If our first consideration here is -- “Who is God?” -- then the theme of Psalm 2 is that, “God is big.” BIG!
Psalm 2 talks about king’s and nations. And normally, we think of these political forces as being powerful. And kingdoms are big. But they’re not BIG!
Let me share with you an example ...
In the first church that I served as a pastor, we had a forest fire threaten our community.
But most of us weren’t worried. We lived in an important town. One of the national laboratories was there. This community was vital to America’s strategic interests. So as the flames drew near, many of us had a false assurance that “the government” wouldn’t let anything happen to us.
How naïve!
Four hundred of the six thousand homes in town burned down.
I remember talking to a firefighter afterwards. He said they took their stand at the foot of the mountain. They were determined not to lose one home. Then the flames came over the final rise.
He said they were 70 feet tall. Propelled by 50 mph winds, they were bearing down on them like a freight train. He said they cut their hoses and ran!
We had a vain belief in the power of kings and nations. But nature dwarfed us. And it does all the time. We can’t control hurricanes, tornados, or earthquakes. Why? Because nature is big. But God is BIGGER!
Indeed, by definition, God is much BIGGER! He created nature. He birthed kings. He allows kingdoms. And he has made you.
So why do we conspire and make our own plans? The beginning of faith is learning to trust in a God who is bigger and better and wiser than you!e wells of salvation.” Isaiah 12:2-3
In Christ’s Love,
a little guy
with a BIG God
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