Kiss the Son

Psalm 2, “Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.”

Nations rage, but God laughs. Human rebellion cannot unsettle the King who installs His Son on Zion. The decree reveals Jesus as the rightful heir of all the earth. There is no refuge from Him. There is only refuge in Him. Refuge is found only by surrender. Blessed are all who take shelter in Him, but the warning is urgent: “Serve the Lord with fear… kiss the Son, lest He be angry.” Real security lies in joyful, obedient submission, not prideful, arrogant, self-assertion.

Act today: Pray for one leader (political (local or global), vocational, familial, ecclesiastical). Ask God to grant them wisdom to “serve the Lord with fear.”