1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,000 Looking forward to seeing Bruce and Amy. 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:08,000 He's going to be coming here and preaching at the end of the month. 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:12,000 That's right. 4 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:18,000 Thank you. 5 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:28,000 Psalm 2 deals with 6 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:32,000 man's rebellion against the Lord. 7 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:36,000 I think that's an interesting 8 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,000 topic when you think about it 9 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:44,000 that here we are just creatures, 10 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:48,000 people, objects of God's creation, and yet we 11 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:52,000 rebel against His creation, His authority over us. 12 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:56,000 We can be very stubborn. 13 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:00,000 The history of man is the history of His pushing His own will over that 14 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:04,000 of the Father. And we are 15 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:08,000 looking at Sunday School about God's goodness to us. 16 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,000 We are so blessed that 17 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:16,000 we have a Savior who loves us and has told us to love one another, to be giving 18 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:20,000 ourselves toward each other. And we're very 19 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:24,000 blessed. We're looking at Psalm 2 and I'm just going to read through it. 20 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:28,000 And then the last part, we'll be in the last four verses or so. 21 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:32,000 Verses 10 through 12, we're finishing up. 22 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:36,000 And I appreciate your patience with this. This is kind of a 23 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:40,000 running experience for me, studying these verses and the passages 24 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:44,000 and trying to go through them. And even trying to do it at work 25 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:48,000 sometimes. I can't really take a lot of time there, but I can think about 26 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:52,000 these things and they'll be on your mind. 27 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,000 It's kind of a meditation which is a good thing to do 28 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,000 and God is good to us. So the verse begins starting out 29 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:04,000 that there are, in that first paragraph, while the nations rage 30 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:08,000 and the peoples meditate on a vain thing, the kings of 31 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:12,000 the earth take their stand and the rulers take counsel together. 32 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:16,000 That 33 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:20,000 counsel that stand, that motivation 34 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,000 and that verse is reflected in the next verse when it says 35 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:28,000 that these things are against Yahweh and against 36 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:32,000 His anointed, His Messiah. And they are asking 37 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:36,000 there to let us tear their feathers apart and cast away the 38 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:40,000 courts from us. We've looked at that. We noticed that there are 39 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:44,000 four groups that are mentioned, nations, peoples, kings 40 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:48,000 and counselors. And we noted that two 41 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:52,000 of those are actually groups of people. The nations 42 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:56,000 are groups of people and the peoples represent 43 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:00,000 the rebellion of individuals and peoples. 44 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:04,000 But there are also two represented 45 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:08,000 leaders there. One is kings of the earth. They take their stand. They set 46 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:12,000 up their position in battle array against 47 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:16,000 the Lord. And not only the kings but the counselors, the rulers, 48 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:20,000 those who deal with authority, who 49 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:24,000 behind the scenes, they have their assembly, their private meetings 50 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:28,000 and they're coming together with their necessary 51 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,000 decisions to do whatever they can to stop the control 52 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:36,000 of Yahweh over their lives. And so 53 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:40,000 here you have this rebellion that's beginning 54 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:44,000 through a question that starts out as why. And that's 55 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:48,000 a good question. Why do we do that? I ask myself that 56 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:52,000 question over and over again. I know that I have a self-centered 57 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:56,000 will and I know I want to live for self 58 00:03:56,000 --> 00:04:00,000 and that does not honor the Lord and it's very interesting 59 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:04,000 and I thought about this a lot throughout this text is that when I 60 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:08,000 live for self I'm not living for the Lord. 61 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:12,000 The two are almost against each other. 62 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:16,000 And so anyway, they are asking 63 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:20,000 and seeking to have the fetters torn apart 64 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:24,000 and the cords cast away from us. And when you think about it 65 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:28,000 those fetters and those cords that 66 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:32,000 tie us under God's control are actually 67 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:36,000 fetters and cords of mercy and grace that they really bring us 68 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:40,000 under a condition of being 69 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:44,000 blessed and profitable 70 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:48,000 not only to the Lord but to each other 71 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:52,000 and to the church and those cords, those restraints 72 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,000 if we throw them off we are throwing off 73 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:00,000 to a large degree God's blessing and God's mercy 74 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:04,000 and God's control. The judgment 75 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:08,000 that comes in Romans, if you remember, we looked at it the other day 76 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:12,000 is that God gives people over to their sin. 77 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:16,000 He releases them into their own rebellion, 78 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:20,000 their own stubborn will. That being 79 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:24,000 released by God into their own will is a form 80 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:28,000 of judgment that comes from God's hand. So it's a good thing 81 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:32,000 the restraint that comes from the Lord is a good 82 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:36,000 thing, it's a blessing. Second part of that verse, not only do we 83 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:40,000 see earth's rebellion but we see heaven's reaction 84 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:44,000 notice the one who is enthroned in heaven 85 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:48,000 his response is he laughs. The reason that that is 86 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:52,000 significant is that rebellion by man toward God 87 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:56,000 is such a hard 88 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:00,000 thing to realize. I read it before 89 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:04,000 think of the example of John in the book of 90 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:08,000 the Revelation where John is there and he sees 91 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:12,000 the scroll that is in the hand of God being given over 92 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:16,000 to the Lamb and he sees that scroll and it needs someone to 93 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:20,000 break the seals and before it's given over to the Lamb 94 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:24,000 there was a search made who is worthy to take the scroll 95 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:28,000 and John's response to that when no one was 96 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:32,000 found worthy is that he wept and he just really 97 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:36,000 wept bitterly, audible, pouring out 98 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:40,000 real emotional sorrow over that. 99 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:44,000 And the question that comes to mind is why is 100 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:48,000 he so emotionally distraught? Why is he torn up 101 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:52,000 so much? Why is this particular thing 102 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:56,000 such a travesty in him? And I know there are different answers 103 00:06:56,000 --> 00:07:00,000 like the salvation, his salvation hangs in the balance 104 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:04,000 and things but I really think the main issue is that 105 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:08,000 he sees the majesty, the greatness, the character 106 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:12,000 the purpose of God now kind of hanging in the balance 107 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:16,000 that the most unbelievable thing that could possibly 108 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:20,000 be imagined is that there is rebellion against the 109 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:24,000 Creator, there is rebellion against the Lord and this is so wrong 110 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:28,000 and so out of sync with what is proper. 111 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,000 I don't know how to draw a parallel to that 112 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:36,000 do you think of, I was thinking of different movies where the hero gets 113 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:40,000 killed and suffers and it comes out exactly opposite of what 114 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:44,000 it should. This is much worse than that. This is that the Creator 115 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:48,000 that everything obeys him. Remember he speaks 116 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:52,000 and things, light comes into being or creation 117 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:56,000 and here he is, his voice has been disobeyed 118 00:07:56,000 --> 00:08:00,000 by the creature that he has created and this is a 119 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:04,000 real serious travesty. What is God's response? 120 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:08,000 Well God's response is here 121 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:12,000 in this text is that he laughs. Not because it's 122 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:16,000 funny like a joke but it's because he can 123 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:20,000 handle it so easily. It's not pressure, it's not something that has brought 124 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:24,000 his plan to a close. 125 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:28,000 He is absolutely sovereign, he is on the throne and his work 126 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:32,000 is being brought past. So it says he laughs and he also mocks 127 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:35,000 that is that there is a 128 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:39,000 a Briticule if you will, there is some degree of 129 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:43,000 content perhaps toward them and then not only does he mock 130 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:47,000 but he speaks. Remember that 131 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:51,000 when the Lord speaks, the spoken 132 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:55,000 word that the Lord has, that when he speaks and communicates 133 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:59,000 vocally, verbally, that is his tool of 134 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:03,000 creation, that is his tool of activity. We use 135 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:07,000 hammers, nails, saws, 136 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:11,000 tape measures and things like that as tools to build things, whatever. 137 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:15,000 God uses his word, he speaks and he says that there be light 138 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:19,000 and there was light. He brings things into 139 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:23,000 being. I think this is my opinion now 140 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:27,000 I think that this is one of the reasons 141 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:31,000 why he is so silent at times, sometimes when there are questions 142 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:35,000 that are being raised against him, why he doesn't come to his defense 143 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:39,000 and he is very silent because he could speak the word 144 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:43,000 and things would be destroyed, it's the power of what he says. 145 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:47,000 And so in mercy, he refrains 146 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:51,000 from that sometimes even with his enemies. And so 147 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:55,000 here he is and he is now addressing those and 148 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:59,000 he is speaking to them in his anger and he is 149 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:03,000 my translation says, terrifies 150 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:07,000 the way it is constructed there 151 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:11,000 probably would be translated, he alarms them quickly 152 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:15,000 so that there is this quick response 153 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:19,000 and it's a trembling, a terrifying, it 154 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:23,000 alarms them and I don't know how 155 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:27,000 to describe it other than that, that this is an alarming 156 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:31,000 thing and it's happened in his fury, the word 157 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:35,000 fury there, I think I mentioned it before, is the 158 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:39,000 word that is the only word that's really, it's not the only word 159 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:43,000 but it is a word that's always used to speak of God's anger. 160 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:47,000 And so he terrifies them quickly 161 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:51,000 in his anger, his wrath 162 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:55,000 and he is saying to them, but as for me, notice the three 163 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:59,000 uses of the pronoun me, as for me, I have installed 164 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:03,000 my King upon my holy mountain. So here is the 165 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:07,000 Lord and his response now to this 166 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:11,000 rebellion in addition to laughing is that he 167 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:15,000 is now installed and noticed the security of that. He's not 168 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:19,000 asking for permission, he's 169 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:23,000 challenging the world by installing his 170 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:27,000 Messiah, his King on his holy mountain. So 171 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:31,000 I guess maybe what 172 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:35,000 what kind of comes out in the text is 173 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:39,000 the certainty of the greatness of God's purpose and 174 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:43,000 plan and activity, that there's not a question 175 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:47,000 of if it's going to happen, he is on the throne 176 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:51,000 and his will will be done and so Heaven's reaction 177 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:55,000 is that he is installed his Messiah on the throne. 178 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:59,000 We get to the third section which relates to the brain 179 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:03,000 of the Messiah and he says, I will surely tell of the 180 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:07,000 decree of Yahweh, the decree there has to do with an official 181 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:11,000 announcement and the way he's wording it 182 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:15,000 at the beginning, I will surely tell 183 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:19,000 seems to 184 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:23,000 infer that this is a glorious response, this is a glorious 185 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:27,000 response to what man is doing, I will surely tell 186 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:31,000 of the decree of Yahweh that 187 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:35,000 and he said to me, you are my son, this is 188 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:39,000 maybe a double application, obviously it's written for David 189 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:43,000 and that he is to be an inaugurated 190 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:47,000 king but ultimately would apply to Messiah 191 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:51,000 who would be the Messiah and who is the Messiah, not 192 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:55,000 would be but is God's Messiah and he is the one that 193 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:59,000 was mentioned back up previously is the one who was installed 194 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:03,000 and so he said, I will gloriously, this glorious announcement 195 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:07,000 tell or confirm the decree, the official 196 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:11,000 announcement if you will, of Yahweh 197 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:15,000 and he said to me, you are my son 198 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:19,000 you are my son 199 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:23,000 if you have your Bible let me get you 200 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:27,000 to look up a couple of verses for me, one of you look up Hebrews 201 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:31,000 Hebrews 1, 5 and 6 and 202 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:35,000 someone else who acts 13, 33 and 34 203 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:39,000 which you have Hebrews 1, 5 and 6 204 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:43,000 let me see here your hand or something like that, okay you got it 205 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:47,000 alright and then Acts 13, 33 and 34 206 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:51,000 who has that, okay 207 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:55,000 what does Hebrews 1, 5 and 6 say 208 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:07,000 doesn't matter, Sandy you got it 209 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:11,000 okay, does anyone have Hebrews 1, 5 and 6 210 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:15,000 I can look it up 211 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:19,000 well God never said to any angel what He said to Jesus, you are my son 212 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:23,000 today I have become your father 213 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:27,000 okay that's a quote from our passage in the Old Testament 214 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:31,000 it's a New Testament quote from that passage in the Old Testament 215 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:35,000 where he is referring to his birth 216 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:39,000 who has Acts 13, 13 and 34 217 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:43,000 okay I'm going to read 32 to be good 218 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:47,000 we tell you the good news what God promised our ancestors 219 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:51,000 He has fulfilled for us their children by raising up Jesus 220 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:55,000 as it is written in the second song 221 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:59,000 well that's cool, you are my son today I have become your father 222 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:03,000 okay so there are two places one dealing with the referring 223 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:07,000 being applied to Jesus in his birth 224 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:11,000 and the other one in his resurrection and by the way this passage 225 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:15,000 here is the only Old Testament passage 226 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:19,000 that links the father and the son together in the Trinity 227 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:23,000 directly it's a very interesting combination there 228 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:27,000 and so he is identifying him he says 229 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:31,000 today notice that phrase today 230 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:35,000 refers to space and time today I have 231 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:39,000 asked of you, ask of me 232 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:43,000 and I will surely give you 233 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:47,000 I'm sorry ask of me and I will surely give the nations 234 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:51,000 as your inheritance and the ends of the earth is your possession 235 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:55,000 we looked at this before you shall break them 236 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:59,000 the rebels of the world you shall break them with the rod of 237 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:03,000 iron you shall shatter them like a potter's 238 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:07,000 vessel so the Messiah speaks and he 239 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:11,000 acknowledges that he is my son today 240 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:15,000 in space and time he has been begotten 241 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:19,000 brought into this is an interesting statement and I can understand 242 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:23,000 Pete looking at that little baby and thinking about God 243 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:27,000 becoming flesh like that that's really 244 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:31,000 in one sense kind of a luring himself 245 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:35,000 and humbling himself and laying aside the 246 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:39,000 display of his glory for us 247 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:43,000 and the process of his working with our hearts working in our hearts 248 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:47,000 he's so good to us he's just so good to us 249 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:51,000 and very humble very thankful to the Lord 250 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:55,000 for who he is and what he's done so here we have rebellion 251 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:59,000 the rebellion that is acknowledged at the beginning 252 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:03,000 the nations raging people imagining vain things 253 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:07,000 kings of the earth taking the stand the counselors coming together 254 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:11,000 against the Lord and against his anointed we have this rebellion that's 255 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:15,000 met as it were by heaven where it does not 256 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:19,000 dislodge the Lord from his throne he is still 257 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:23,000 on the throne he laughs he's ridiculing those 258 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:27,000 and the heavens reaction is that he has in spite of this installed 259 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:31,000 his man his messiah now let's look at the last section 260 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:35,000 that's beginning in verse 10 says so now 261 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:39,000 oh kings show insight and take warning 262 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:43,000 oh judges of the earth serve 263 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:47,000 Yahweh with fear and rejoice with trembling kiss 264 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:51,000 the sun lest he become angry and you perish in the way 265 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:55,000 for his wrath may soon be kindled how blessed 266 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:59,000 are all who take refuge in him 267 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:03,000 so now this is kind of a grammatical way 268 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:07,000 of saying here is a conclusion to this this is the conclusion 269 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:11,000 of what we've been looking at and he identifies two 270 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:15,000 groups there and remember these are the groups that are 271 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:19,000 mentioned at the beginning not the peoples not the nations but two groups 272 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:23,000 the kings and the rulers or the judges the counselors 273 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:27,000 that are behind the scenes and so he addresses them 274 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:31,000 and he says oh kings show 275 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:35,000 insight that's actually a text that means to show wisdom 276 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:39,000 and that's one of the things that Solomon 277 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:43,000 prayed for and that's one of the things that I pray for for our leaders 278 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:47,000 is that God would give them wisdom and that he would 279 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:51,000 work in their hearts for righteousness because it's not 280 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:55,000 just enough to have some kind of authority but you want to make 281 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:59,000 the decisions that are wise you want to have wisdom to know how to respond to things 282 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:03,000 like that and so that's what he says he says now oh kings 283 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:07,000 show insight or wisdom 284 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:11,000 and take warning that's the idea is 285 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:15,000 he could be translated to chasing or correct or instruction 286 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:19,000 even allow for 287 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:23,000 punishment oh kings take warning take instruction 288 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:27,000 take teaching understand these 289 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:31,000 things take I guess what he says is show insight 290 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:35,000 wisdom and be instructed 291 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:39,000 and then not only the kings but oh 292 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:43,000 judges of the earth 293 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:47,000 um 294 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:51,000 the judges seem to 295 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:55,000 identify with as the counselors those that sit down in their 296 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:59,000 private meetings they're the ones that seem to have the 297 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:03,000 power even though they may not be on the headlines 298 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:07,000 and I think it's interesting that God holds even 299 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:11,000 these powerful people accountable that they're going to answer 300 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:15,000 to him he says oh judges of the earth 301 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:19,000 serve Yahweh that word serve 302 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:23,000 has to do with and probably would be good translated 303 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:27,000 being enslaved to Yahweh 304 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:31,000 does God use politicians and people like 305 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:35,000 that in authority as his slaves yes he does 306 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:39,000 in fact he uses everybody and everything according 307 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:43,000 to his will and according to his purpose and that's a good thing 308 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:47,000 that's a good thing I'm glad that 309 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:51,000 he is not with the rebellion that's going on 310 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:55,000 and the resistance that's going on 311 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:59,000 I'm glad that he is not giving up or moving 312 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:03,000 over to the side or that there's no change of who is 313 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:07,000 on the throne that we know who is on the throne we understand this 314 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:11,000 and so he tells the kings to show wisdom 315 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:15,000 to take warning or take instruction and then to the 316 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:19,000 judges these leaders behind the scenes that were going to stand 317 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:23,000 before him they will answer to him he tells him to be 318 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:27,000 serve or to be enslaved to Yahweh 319 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:31,000 and he says he uses the word fear 320 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:35,000 being enslaved to Yahweh with fear and 321 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:39,000 rejoice with trembling I like that phrase 322 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:43,000 the word fear maybe a good I like John's definition 323 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:47,000 in the cross that he says when you fear God it means 324 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:51,000 to take him with ultimate seriousness and boy 325 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:55,000 I'll tell you what that is really important to do that 326 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:59,000 to really fear God my sister's husband that was one of 327 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:03,000 the things that he didn't like about being a Christian 328 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:07,000 was he didn't like the idea of fear in God but 329 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:11,000 he's a healthy one to fear he really is and so 330 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:15,000 he says serve the Lord with fear 331 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:19,000 with submission with 332 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:23,000 serious reverence if you will and not only serve 333 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:27,000 the Lord but listen to this and rejoice the idea of being 334 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:31,000 glad not only to serve the Lord but rejoice and be 335 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:35,000 glad and he says there be glad with trembling 336 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:39,000 afraid of the judgments 337 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:43,000 you know I remember 338 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:47,000 Jayburn McGee commenting when he was speaking 339 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:51,000 California and I happened to be out there and I was speaking he had been lipping 340 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:55,000 when he said this but he said that sometimes Christians 341 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:59,000 act like they've been weaned on a deal pickle 342 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:03,000 and that's because sometimes we can be real sour 343 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:07,000 in our expression and stuff like that and he said we really have a lot to be 344 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:11,000 thankful for and he's right we really do have a lot to be thankful for 345 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:15,000 we just finished the celebration of Thanksgiving we talked 346 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:19,000 about Thanksgiving and I am aware 347 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:23,000 of the fact that probably the great 348 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:27,000 sin of man is according to Romans 1 is he's not thankful 349 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:31,000 and we need to be thankful we need to recognize who 350 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:35,000 is the source of our blessing and so here the 351 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:39,000 text says to rejoice to be glad with reverence 352 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:43,000 with trembling to fear him in that good sense 353 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:47,000 then he says one other thing he says kiss the son 354 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:51,000 that means not just 355 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:55,000 puckering up and kissing him but show homage embrace him 356 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:59,000 with respect focus on him 357 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:03,000 boy I'll tell you what that is something that I would like 358 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:07,000 I really would like to do all the time and it's just 359 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:11,000 sometimes it's hard for me to concentrate on the son to have so many other things 360 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:15,000 in my mind and doing a lot of things but Jesus 361 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:19,000 needs to be the focal point of our love and the focal point of our 362 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:23,000 service and focal point of our worship and I encourage you in your 363 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:27,000 quiet time like that to spend time in God's Word and to read I usually 364 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:31,000 give out to people when I'm and I give out sometimes 365 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:35,000 Bibles not a lot I'm not boasting on that but the thing 366 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:39,000 I tell people is read the Gospels and focus on Jesus 367 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:43,000 and get to know him really get to know him because he's worthy 368 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:47,000 of your affection and your worship he's worthy of my affection 369 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:51,000 and my worship and he makes a difference in your heart and your life 370 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:55,000 he gives us this joy that we're talking about so he says kiss the son 371 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:59,000 and he's a homage to the son 372 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:03,000 lest he become angry and you perish in the way 373 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:07,000 which tells us this 374 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:11,000 that God does command us to respect and to love him 375 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:15,000 and that we need to do that we're commanded to obey the Gospels 376 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:19,000 and if we fail to do that 377 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:23,000 he is angered justly so because he is the creator he is the one that has 378 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:27,000 us and we respond to him we need to do that we need to 379 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:31,000 to put him first because he is first 380 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:35,000 he is the sovereign of our lives and it's not so much that he's got this ego 381 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:39,000 trip and that he has to have his ego scratched 382 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:43,000 but it is rather who he is he is absolutely almighty 383 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:47,000 God he is the creator if you go through Revelation 384 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:51,000 over and over again he is attributed there praising him because he created 385 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:55,000 everything that he is the creator and he is the creator 386 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:59,000 of us and he is the creator of you and so we need to 387 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:03,000 really worship him and to put him first and so he says kiss the son 388 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:07,000 lest he become angry lest he be angry with you 389 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:11,000 and you perish 390 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:15,000 in the way you die in the way 391 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:19,000 for his wrath you don't want to experience his wrath 392 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:23,000 his wrath may soon be kindled 393 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:27,000 and so here is this warning that is given to the kings and to the judges 394 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:31,000 to take God seriously to show insight 395 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:35,000 to serve him 396 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:39,000 as a slave if you will with fear and also 397 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:43,000 not only serving him but rejoicing 398 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:47,000 rejoicing with trembling respond to him 399 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:51,000 embrace him kiss him in the sense that he is 400 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:55,000 worthy of our worship and worthy of our affection 401 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:59,000 that is another part of kissing is to hold him 402 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:03,000 in a position of affection and I have mentioned 403 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:07,000 that before that I really want to love the Lord 404 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:11,000 and I find out myself that I love myself 405 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:15,000 instead of him and you can pray for me with that 406 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:19,000 and the Lord will help me to love him more because that is really where the focal point 407 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:23,000 is that is where worship really begins 408 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:27,000 and seeing him and bowing before him 409 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:31,000 and so that is what he says there in that text 410 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:35,000 that he kissed the son lest he become angry and you perish 411 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:39,000 you die in the way and so that is a pretty stiff penalty 412 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:43,000 for refusing to worship him and honor him 413 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:47,000 is how blessed are all who take refuge 414 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:51,000 in him there is a serious 415 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:55,000 response here in the text to worshiping the Lord 416 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:59,000 to taking him first to putting him on the throne of your life 417 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:03,000 and taking him seriously and there is a serious response to those 418 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:07,000 who do not do that who fail to do that I'm thinking of 419 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:11,000 I've been trying to think 420 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:15,000 of passages that deal with the Lord and His wrath and I've looked at 421 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:19,000 Revelation 20 let me just read a couple of verses there 422 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:23,000 John writing in Revelation from the Isle of Pampmos 423 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:27,000 and he's describing what he's seeing 424 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:31,000 so he's actually telling us things that he sees and he says 425 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:35,000 then I saw heaven opened and behold white horse 426 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:39,000 and he who sits on it is called faithful 427 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:43,000 and true and in righteousness he judges 428 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:47,000 and wages war his eyes 429 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:51,000 are a flame of fire and on his head 430 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:55,000 are many diadems having a flame and having a name 431 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:59,000 written on them which no one knows except himself 432 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:03,000 and being clothed with a garment dipped in blood 433 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:07,000 his name also is called the word of God 434 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:11,000 and the garments which are in heaven clothed with fine linen 435 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:15,000 white and clean we're following him on white horses 436 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:19,000 and from his mouth comes a sharp sword so that with it 437 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:23,000 he may strike down the nations and he will rule them with a rod 438 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:27,000 of iron and he treads the wine press of the wrath 439 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:31,000 of the rage of God the Almighty 440 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:35,000 and he has on his garment and on his thigh a name written 441 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:39,000 King of Kings and Lord of Lords 442 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:43,000 then I saw an angel standing in the sun 443 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:47,000 and he cried out with a loud voice saying to all the birds who fly 444 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:51,000 in mid heaven come and assemble for the great supper of God 445 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:55,000 so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh 446 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:59,000 of commanders and the flesh of strong men and the flesh of 447 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:03,000 horses and of those who sit on them the flesh of 448 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:07,000 all men both free and slaves and 449 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:11,000 small and great and then I saw the beast and the 450 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:15,000 kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war with him who sits 451 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:19,000 on the horse and with his army 452 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:23,000 so that this is a serious scene it's taking place in the book of Revelation 453 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:27,000 I ran across and probably most people don't know it 454 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:31,000 but the battle hymn words were taken from this passage in Revelation 455 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:35,000 which let me just read a couple of verses to you and then we'll close 456 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:39,000 My eyes have seen the glory 457 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:43,000 of the coming of the Lord he is trampling out the vintage 458 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:47,000 with the grapes of wrath are stored 459 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:51,000 he is loose the faithful lightning of his terrible swift sword 460 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:55,000 his truth is marching on 461 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:59,000 he is sounded forth to trumpet that shall never sound retreat 462 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:03,000 he is sifting out the hearts of man before his judgment 463 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:07,000 seat oh be swift my soul to answer him 464 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:11,000 be jubilant my feet our God 465 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:15,000 is marching on he is coming like the glory 466 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:19,000 like the coming of the wave he is wisdom to the mighty 467 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:23,000 he is succor to the brave so the world shall see his 468 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:27,000 footstool and the soul of time his slave 469 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:31,000 our God is marching on 470 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:35,000 we have that to look forward to he is actually coming back and we want to respond 471 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:39,000 to that we want to I want to love him 472 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:43,000 I really do want to love him and I find that I struggle with that 473 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:47,000 probably you do too let's have a word of prayer 474 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:51,000 Father do thank you for this psalm 475 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:55,000 and the rebellion that is met 476 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:59,000 for the earth that is met from heaven and has dealt that you have 477 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:03,000 installed your king you have not finished with this planet 478 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:07,000 I know that I know that you're working in the hearts of men 479 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:11,000 I ask you to work in my heart forgive me 480 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:15,000 of my rebellion and my sin I pray for us that you would forgive 481 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:19,000 us of our rebellion our casual approach sometimes 482 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:23,000 help us to take you seriously to know you better to love you more 483 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:27,000 and first thank you so much for your mercy 484 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:31,000 and your grace and your kindness to us 485 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:35,000 and thank you for these people thank you for this season of the year it's a very 486 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:39,000 good time both thanksgiving as well as Christmas 487 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:43,000 ask your blessing now upon us as we part and bring us back tonight 488 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:47,000 also thank you for the music we'll be singing and practicing the choir 489 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:51,000 in a little bit thank you for that thank you that we have a purpose 490 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:55,000 and a joy for singing and we have a hope 491 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:59,000 which gives us that joy and we're very thankful for that so I ask your blessing upon this time 492 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:23,000 and I pray in Jesus name amen