Psalm 2:1-5

Wicked people are just plain silly. According to verse one, they “plot in vain”. Directly from the onset, I can tell that they will not succeed. Their work is in vain. In verse 2, they band together, with unwise counsel of course, and plot against God. The verse says LORD. This is a particular use because it is referring to Yahweh Himself. Christians have transliterated this word into Jehovah. This name refers to God’s power. These wicked men are plotting against the creator of the universe, the one who controls everything. Furthermore, they are plotting against the person God has put in charge. In the Hebrew, this word would be used in reference to the Messiah, but because of the modern reference to Christ, the Scripture uses the term anointed. Ok, so let’s review. Wicked people are dumb. Directly from the onset their plot is vain. Why is that? The person they are plotting against is the almighty, all powerful creator of all and His Anointed.

Then, in the next verses, we have the response of God. The first response is laughter. Have you ever watched someone do something so dumb that you could not help but laugh? That is exactly what God’s response to the wicked is. Next, He “holds them in derision.” Derision means “contemptuous ridicule or mockery.”1 Third, speaks to them in wrath causing terror. What He says is that the one they are plotting against, the Anointed has been placed in his position by God.

The passage goes on, but I want to focus on this section. This is not a theological journal; what I am writing is my thoughts on the passage, so do not judge me too harshly. We, as Christians, have been chosen by God. We have been bought by the precious blood of Christ, thus making us precious. Imagine this: I have a solid bar of gold. I trade that gold for a pillow. Now, from a completely logical standpoint, that trade was dumb. Why would I give up the riches of that bar of gold for a silly pillow? Because to me, the pillow was worth more than the gold bar. God deemed you worthy of His son’s blood. That thought is incredible. Yet, the world around us is plotting against us. Every day we struggle with thoughts, temptations, lusts, and a plethora of other issues. But, from this passage, we know that they are “plotting” against us in vain! We have no only complete access to God himself, but we have sin defeated by Christ, and the Holy Spirit within us. Take that world! No matter what struggle you may be dealing with today, it is nothing compared to the God we serve. So, why do we not go to Him? 1 Peter 5:6-7 my friends. He cares for you. If you ask Him to help you and willingly allow Him to work, you WILL succeed. So go out there and start kicking some of the world’s butt!

1 Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 11th ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004).