Our Sunday school teacher has been talking for the last few weeks about how conflict in relationships comes because we refuse to acknowledge and serve God as King, and instead set ourselves up as "mini kings" in our hearts. As I was waiting to fall asleep last night, I was pondering tiny kings, and I thought of the Night at the Museum movies. I thought of the tiny little cowboy, and the tiny little Roman soldier, and how they are building these elaborate battle machines and the night guard comes in and picks each of them up with two fingers. Then I thought of God. If we are the tiny people, God is infinitely more powerful, wiser, and more glorious than the night guard. Which made me think of Psalm 2.
Why do the nations rage
and the peoples plot in vain?
The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying,
"Let us burst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us."
He who sits in the heavens laughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
Then he will speak to them in his wrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
"As for me, I have set my King
on Zion, my holy hill."
I will tell of the decree:
The LORD said to me, "You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.
Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and the ends of the earth your possession.
You shall break them with a rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."
Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
Serve the LORD with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.
Kiss the Son,
lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
for his wrath is quickly kindled.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
Psalms 2:1-12
We are right in the middle of an election cycle. And I my purpose is not to argue the virtues or vices of any particular candidate or party. I want to remind you that there is only one King.
Dear Christian, your Lord LAUGHS at the scheming of the tiny kings (who may seem very large to you). Trust Him. Take refuge in Him. And don't fear tiny kings!
Dear Friend, if you haven't yet taken refuge in the Son, then I beg you, "Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way..."
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
