Summary
Guest speaker Steven Calloway walks through Psalm 2, emphasizing its themes of rebellion against God and the establishment of His anointed king. He highlights how the psalm serves as both a royal and messianic declaration, pointing to Jesus as the ultimate ruler who will judge the nations. Calloway urges listeners to recognize their need for Christ, warning against the folly of opposing God and encouraging them to find refuge in Him for true life and salvation.
Welcome and Introduction
Thank you for listening to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Sermon Audio. For more information, please visit our website, pgbcronda.com, or visit on all social media platforms. Good morning. Good morning. And good to see everybody here.
We're going to clean up a little bit right up here for a moment. And, uh, but, uh, it's good to be with y'all this morning.
And, um, as I was looking at that announcement right there about, uh, Michaela's group coming to sing, I love that. Y'all put Michaela's group and, uh, a mountain fellowship. We were at Dennyville last week and, um, they were actually in the, uh,
they were just singing during the worship service and how they had it listed in their bulletin was Michaela Calloway and mountain fellowship.
So it's kind of like Rhonda Vincent and the raid, you know, or, uh, Alison Krauss and Union Station. So, uh, just be sure to put that in there that way, that way they, they understand.
Uh, we got a good kick out of that, but it is good to be with y'all this morning and, uh, it's good to be, uh, worshiping with y'all.
We've, I feel like we've just been a little bit of everywhere as the Lord has led us to different churches and places.
So it's always, uh, welcome to come back here and y'all pray for James as he's at the convention and, uh, you know, just that, uh, the leaders of the convention will just act in a godly manner and, uh, just make wise choices that will glorify the Lord.
And so, and just be in prayer for me this morning, uh, as we, uh, start off this summer of Psalms, right? And so I appreciate James, uh, calling me and, uh,
asking me to do this. So we're going to be in, I don't know if it says it up there.
I don't really have any notes, so, uh, you're just going to have to follow along, but we're going to be in Psalm two this morning.
So if you want to take, uh, flip over in your Bible or, uh, pull up the app on your phone, however it is that you do that, but, uh, we're going to be in Psalm two. And that was it.
As James asked me, he said, well, you know, uh, well, what Psalm do you think you're going to do? And, uh, the teacher in me just said, well,
I'm probably just going to start at the beginning, you know, uh, that sounds, uh, good to me.
And, and as we look at this Psalm this morning, actually, it just, it's perfect for a summer of Psalms because it directs our worship right where it needs to be. Psalm two is, is really a introduction into the Psalter.
It and Psalm one together really form a complete introduction and they point our worship to Jesus.
And so I just think that it's wonderful because, you know, when we look at the Psalms, we know that it is really the hymn book, right? Of the Bible.
I mean, that's what, that's what the Psalms are. It is a book of praise. It is a book of prayer. And when we look at it, we see that, uh, it meets us in our trials.
It meets us in our triumphs, right? It meets us in our despair and it meets us in our delight. And, uh, in any season of life that we're in, we can always worship the Lord.
So, uh, if you will, if you're willing and able, uh, we're going to look at Psalm two. This is verses one through, uh, 12. So, uh, if you'll stand for the reading of God's word.
The Nations Rage
And it says this, it says, why do the nations rage and the people's 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.
And, Lord, I just want to thank you this morning, Father, for your word. Lord, I just thank you for this song of praise to you and your king, Lord.
And, Father, I just pray right now that you would just give me the words, that you would just have me to say, convict my heart, Lord, most at first and foremost, Lord, and all of us today, that we would just grow and that we would just learn to love Jesus more and more.
These things I ask in the precious name of Christ. Amen. Amen.
And so right here, as we come to this psalm, we look at it and we understand a few things.
Right? As we see right here in Psalm 2, we understand that it is a royal psalm. Right? There is a coronation of a king that has taken place right here. And it is God's king that he has chosen. We also look at the psalm and we understand that this is an evangelistic psalm.
Right? In other words, when we think about Jesus giving the great commission, Jesus is actually pulling language out of Psalm 2 right here in order to tell his apostles, hey, go and take my message to the ends of the earth. But also we see that this psalm right here is a messianic psalm.
Right? Because here we see that it is not just any king that is being crowned here. It is God's anointed. His Messiah.
And that's it. He who will rule over all. And so as we enter this psalm this morning, we realize that we are actually in the very throne room of God himself.
And I think that's just a wonderful feeling and a wonderful thing in order to start out the summer of psalms right here. And we also learn this.
We know that when we look at the psalm, we can see that the psalm itself is anonymous. But we actually know who the author is. If you go to Acts chapter 4, verse 25, we know that David,
the king, he is the author of this. And so when David is writing this psalm, we don't know whether David is necessarily looking back and talking about his own coronation as king. Or maybe he's talking about his future son Solomon as king over Israel.
But what we do understand when we look at this psalm is that it has far greater implications than just the ruler of a single nation.
Right? When we look at the language right here this morning, we understand that when David is writing this, he is making an announcement about a king who will rule the nations.
Right? Not just Israel. Not just surrounding countries. But the whole world. And so that's it is it and Psalm 1 together. They just bring the psalter to an introduction for us. Right? And say, look, this is where our worship should be. Pointed towards God's anointed.
Right? Or as in Psalm 1, they call him the blessed man. As we look at the psalm this morning.
And again, I don't have any notes for you. But if you want to write some down, we're going to approach this psalm. And what we can clearly see is it's broken up into basically four stanzas. Right? In other words, there's three verses and there's four stanzas in here.
And so each one carries a theme with it. And so what we're going to do is I'm just going to go through each stanza. And we're going to just make some general observations.
And I hope the Lord will just bless your heart as we look at it. Look back at verses 1 through 3 with me right here. And this is what it says.
It says, These are kings of the earth who are leading their people against God. And so that's it. As we find rebellion in these first three verses.
And they want to break the bonds and cast off the cords that God has placed on them. They view them as oppression. And just notice how David addresses this. He doesn't make a statement, right? He asks a question. He says, why? Why do these people do this? In other words, David is astonished.
He is amazed that the kings of the earth have the audacity to do such an action, right? When we see this and we look at what these kings have done, you see that they plot.
And that word plot there in that first verse is the same word that is used about the blessed man who meditates. And the blessed man meditates on God's word. But here, these people, they plot. And it means the same thing as meditate. They are meditating. They are scheming against God.
And in what way? If you look right there, it says, my translation just says, in vain. Yours may say, on a vain thing. Right? And when we think about vanity, the easiest place to go back to, of course, is Ecclesiastes. Because Solomon defines vanity for us really simply, right? Vanity is just emptiness.
Vanity is nothingness, right? Vanity is useless. And so right here,
you know, David is just asking the question as he sees these kings right here. How could you empty-minded people plot such a vain thing against the Lord, right? How in the world could you plot against the ruler of heaven?
And so he's just astonished. And make no mistake right here, though, when we see this, these rulers, I mean, if you're a king over a country, you're not foolish, right? I mean, you've made wise, probably brutal, and decisive decisions to get the power that you have, right?
I mean, that's it. By earthly standards, these people are smart.
That's why they're in the position they're in. That's why they're able to lead the people. And so that's it. By earthly standards, these people are smart. But here's the thing. Notice this. Kings, especially in ancient times, when people think of kings, the kings are representative of their people, right?
In other words, the king represents the entire body of the people. And what have the kings done right here? They have led their people astray.
They have led them into rebellion against God. In other words, just like the serpent led Adam and Eve in the garden,
right, to sin against God. So right here we see that these kings have actually led their people, their nation, to also rebel against God. And when we look at verse 3 right here, and it says, Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us. What comes into clarity is this.
Mankind's indifference and, quite frankly, stupidity and God's sovereignty in the situation.
It comes into clear view because right here, when we look, we see that they're scheming. We see that they're plotting, and in their blindness, they want to break all the ties and the bonds from God.
Well, what does the blessed man do in Psalm 1? Well, the blessed man, he takes and he actually meditates on the Word of God,
right? I mean, that's it. He is blessed as he meditates on it. And who are these people who scheme against God in Psalm 1?
Well, Psalm 1 describes them as this. It says that they are sinners, and they are scoffers, and they are wicked.
And so that's who these people are. They oppose God, and they see God's gentle cords and bonds of love as oppression.
And that's simply it, is they see God, and they say, Well, you know, God, why can't I do this, right? Because, you know what?
It makes me happy. It's what I want to do. I don't want to do what you want to do. What makes it good? What makes it evil? What makes it bad? You know?
It's kind of inconvenient to have moral absolutes when you want to live life the way you want to, right? I mean, that's it.
Moral abs, tell you why, that's it. When you want to do what you want to do, and it's sin, and somebody says, Hey, man, I don't think you should do that.
It's going to hurt you. You know? That's kind of inconvenient, ain't it? And that's it.
Learn more than 15 million tons of Abraham life the Holy Spirit in the way that God had designed.
Don't hurt yourself, right? I mean, that's what they're saying is, I love you. Don't hurt yourself. And just for an example, you know, when God says, don't commit adultery, right? He's saying, hey, don't be unfaithful to your spouse.
Don't be unfaithful to your children, right? Because what you're going to do, you're going to hurt yourself. You're going to hurt your family. You're going to hurt your church. And you are going to hurt society and your testimony as a whole. And because of that, they will all suffer.
And so that right there is what we're talking about. These are the bonds that these kings and these people want to break away from, right?
Fulfillment in Christ's Crucifixion
And we find the greatest fulfillment of this breaking of the bonds in verse 3 when we go back to Acts chapter 4, verses 25 through 28.
And I think this is just so great because I know y'all have been going through the book of Acts. But this verse is actually quoted right here. And it says this. It says, Who,
through the mouth of our father David, your servant, said by the Holy Spirit, why did the Gentiles rage and the people's plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his anointed.
That's the psalm. For truly in this city they were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus,
whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever your hand and your plan have predestined to take place.
And so you see, we find the ultimate fulfillment of this psalm right here in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It's Pilate.
It is Herod. It is the religious elite that have led the people in rebellion against God and have led them to crucify the Christ.
And these are the same people who are the wicked and the sinners and the scoffers. And what they fail to see is that Christ is the wisdom of God.
Right? And yet, what did God do? He took this act of theirs, and in his great sovereignty, he used it to bring about the greatest love that anyone has ever known. Because as his son was sacrificed, then his blood pardoned our sins.
His blood pardoned our transgressions. And so that's it. It is God in his sovereignty has used this evil act to bring about great love. Now let's look at verses 4 through 6 right here.
So we see in verses 1 through 3, we see the people revolt. Well, guess what? God's going to respond. Right? Heaven is going to respond to the revolt.
And this is what it says right here in verses 4 through 6. It says, 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.
So what is God's response to the nations? He laughs. Right? I mean, that's it. God laughs at these people.
I mean, and you think about when David was astonished that they would even rebel against God. Well, right here, we see God laughing at these empty schemes.
And the reason he's laughing is, well, God is sovereign. Right? Right? All things work to his goodwill.
There is no one who can thwart him. That's it. No one is going to mess up God's plan. You know, it's kind of like asking the question, Does an ant have a quarrel with the boot? Right?
Right? I mean, really, you know? I mean, and that's, when you think about God and these people trying to rebel against God, I mean, that's it. Does an ant have a quarrel with the boot? Well, the boot certainly has a response for the ant. Right? And when you think about it,
God is laughing here just like a parent would laugh at their toddler right when they get angry at them. I mean, that's it. You know, a toddler can't do anything. You know, I'm mad. I'm going to run away. Okay, where?
How are you going to eat? What money you got to spend? You know, where are you going to go?
So, you know, when God sees these people rebelling, right, he knows there's nothing you can do to stop me. There's absolutely nothing.
And right here, when we see it says the Lord's derision. And so right here, he's mocking these people and their empty-minded schemes in the same way that we see that Paul states in 1 Corinthians, as Paul is trying to teach the people that, hey, Christ is the wisdom of God.
And all worldly wisdom is foolishness. Right? In other words, that's it. It's all foolishness. And this is what Paul says in verses 19 through 20. Paul says, For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and the discernment of the discerning. I will thwart.
Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
And so you see, that's it. Is these kings, these rulers, they are smart, worldly-wise.
But the fact is, they are foolish in the eyes of God. And so you see, the only laughing matter here is the arrogance. It's the pride of the people who think that they can oppose God himself. You know what's not a laughing matter? The suffering that this arrogance brings with it.
And if you look right here in verse 5, we see God's righteous anger burns. And he makes his declaration in verse 6. And really, this is the centerpiece of the text right here. Because God is saying to them, look, I have established my king on my holy hill.
Right? I mean, that's it. He wants to make sure that we know in the text right here, you know, I myself have established my king. And he will rule in Zion.
Right? And of course, when we think of Zion, you know, it is the place that David conquered. And he set up the city of David. Right? That's where the palace is. And so that's it. As God is saying, hey, look. Right?
Because the prophet Samuel had already said to David, look. The king will come through, you know, your lineage. And he will rule forever.
And so this is God saying, this is me accomplishing that task myself. Nobody else, I am.
And this is my king. And when you look right there in verse 6, as it says, I have set. The word set right there is typically used for installing a leader,
an official. Right? Someone who is going to rule. And so right here, when we look at this, you know, if you were an Israelite reading this, you wouldn't be looking at the past.
Right? You wouldn't be looking for somebody in the past who fits this description. You wouldn't even be looking at the present. Right? But you would be looking to the future.
You would be anticipating a king who would come from the line of David who is going to sit on God's throne and will judge the nations and rule them. And so that's it. We understand that this is greater than any king that Israel has already ever presented.
And when we look at this, it's just wonderful because right here we see God's chosen path of redemption coming into view.
Right? Right? I mean, we only catch glimpses of it in the Old Testament right here. You know? We see that if you go back to Genesis 3, right? I mean, God tells the woman, right, that your offspring will crush the serpent's head. And so we see right there and we catch little glimpses.
But right here, you know, in Psalm 2, it is actually one of the most quoted psalms in all of the New Testament. I think it's quoted at least 18 times in the New Testament by various people.
And so we see right here God's Messiah coming into view. And if you go back and you read chapter 11 of Isaiah and the hymn in Isaiah 49,
you can clearly see that Isaiah picks up on the themes of the psalm that David writes right here.
And this brings us to verses 7 through 9 this morning. So we have seen the rebellion. We have seen heaven make a response to the rebellion. And now we get to see the king make a statement. The king is going to give his decree.
And this is the Lord's anointed, right? And the one who is speaking, this is Christ. And he is literally repeating back.
The Decree of the Lord
He's saying, these are the words of my father that I declare to you.
Look at verses 7 through 9. And it says, 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.
And so you see, verse 7 just picks up right where verse 6 leaves off. In other words, here it is. God is saying, I will establish my king. And then here we see God's anointed, his Messiah, saying,
yes, I am. And this is what God has given to me, right? This is my decree. This right here is my prerogative. And this is what I will do. And so right here we see that Jesus is just reiterating, right?
He says, you are my son today. I have begotten you.
Now we need to back up for a moment right here because we need to understand what this is not saying. This is not saying that the Messiah is some creature like man that God has created.
That's not what God is saying right here at all. What we see right here is Jesus himself. This is the coronation speech, right? This is Jesus being crowned as king of kings and lord of lords.
And so right here when we look at this, this is Jesus declaring that I am the king of heaven. All that God the Father made through me in the beginning is mine,
right? And my kingdom has now come. Because when we look at this verse, if you go to Acts chapter 13 verse 33, Paul tells us, right, that this is at the resurrection of Jesus Christ, right?
In other words, right here when this is spoken, this is at the resurrection of Christ. And Paul tells this to those that he's speaking to in Antioch as he quotes Psalm 2. And that's it. When we think about Jesus and his ministry, right?
In other words, Jesus went around and he always sparred with the religious elite. And he said, look, I am the bread of life. I am the way, the truth, and the life, right? No one comes to the Father, me and God the Father, right?
God, if you have seen me, you have seen the Father. And so Jesus makes all these claims. What's the one thing that validates all those claims? The resurrection.
The fact that God the Father raised Jesus on the third day through the power of the Holy Spirit. That right there. So this right here, we are seeing Jesus declaring his kingdom.
And right here, we see that the other times that God addresses Jesus is in the New Testament, right? And he addresses them at two different occasions. His baptism and his transfiguration, right? And each time, what does God say? This is my beloved son, right? Listen to him. This is my beloved son,
whom I am well pleased, right? And so right here, we see Jesus in his crowning moment.
And it is right here that we see in verse 8 that Jesus gives us the great commission, right? His decree is the gospel itself.
Because look at verse 8 right there. It says, ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage and the ends of the earth your possession. Well, what does Matthew 28, verses 19 through 20 say? It says what?
Go and make disciples of all nations and teach them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost,
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded of you. And so that's it is right here. God is saying, look, the nations are my inheritance, right?
And so for those who would follow Jesus, for those who recognize that Jesus is the true king, right?
Jesus is saying, look, this is my command. This is what has been given to me. Now go, right?
Take the gospel to the ends of the earth. Because Christ is the only one who is righteous enough to judge and to rule his people.
And then we go down to verse 9 right here. And the best commentary I can probably give you this morning on verse 9 is the book of Revelation itself, right? Because right here we see this imagery.
It says, you shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
We see this imagery of an iron scepter, right, that is going to rule all the nations in Revelation.
And just to give you a verse right here from chapter 15, verse 19, it says, From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
And so we see right here that Christ is going to judge all sin, right? I mean, that's it. It is Christ is the only one worthy enough to judge all sin. And so right here, it's the, you know, and when we think about that, though, who is Christ's inheritance?
Well, if you go back to Psalm 1, Christ's inheritance are the nations, right? I mean, it's the sinners. It's the scoffers. It's the wicked.
The Gospel and God's Judgment
Those are the people that we're talking about. This is who Christ has inherited. And so what we see in verse 8, this is the gospel, right? I mean, that God would judge all sin, that all nations would be under the reign of Christ.
That is the gospel right there. And, you know, when we see this shattering of people like potters' vessels right here,
we need to understand we're all rebellious against God, right? I mean, those people that I described in Psalm 1, that's who we are. We're the wicked. We're the scoffers,
right? We are the sinners. And so, you know, the beauty in that, though, and where we see God's grace is this. Yes, God, break me.
Break this heart of stone that I have. Humble me and make me realize that I have sinned against you so that I may repent, so that I may seek your face.
And then, Lord, remake me, right? Right? Just like a piece of broken pottery. Remake me.
Take that clay and mold me in the way that you would have me be, right? Not the way that I would have myself be, but the way that you, Lord, would.
And so that's it is when we see this, this rod, it is like that of a shepherd's staff, right? And it is meant to separate the sheep from the goats.
And so that's it is there are those who are God's own, who are his children, who are brothers and sisters in Christ. And there are those who will remain rebellious to the end.
And yes, God will judge them in his righteous wrath, right? And as we look right here, you know, this rod, it's a symbol of authority. And of course, we know that Jesus is the one true king.
He is the only one worthy enough to judge. He is the only one worthy enough to save.
And he is the only one that is worthy enough to rule. And it's only through his grace that these shattered vessels, right,
become his own. I mean, that's it. It's only through his grace if we would just submit ourselves to his rule.
And finally, we just come here to the fourth stanza, right? And we see this in verses 10 through 12. So here it is.
We've went all the way through this. And we've seen the people rebel. We've seen heaven answer and the king give his decree. And so what does the psalmist do at the very end? He gives a warning, right? He gives a final warning and offers advice to these rebels.
Look at verses 10 through 12. He says, Now, therefore, O kings, be wise, be warned,
Call to Serve the Lord
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.
And so he just gives them a notice, right? I mean, he says, hey, look. Be wise. Be instructed. Be warned. And when we look at wisdom literature, right?
I mean, this is a very common thing that we see in Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and right here in the Psalms, right? And the language that's actually being used right here when the psalmist is saying, hey, be wise and be warned.
It's the same language that's used in Proverbs, you know, of talking to a child, right? Where you see Solomon as the father addressing his son. Hey, son.
Hey, take note. Be wise, right? Look, I'm trying to give you advice that will help you,
right? I mean, that's it. I'm trying to give you wisdom right here. And so literally the psalmist is saying, hey, listen. All you and your empty schemes, right? You empty-minded people, listen to God. Obey God, right?
For he is the way to life, and you are on a path to wrath and destruction.
And so right here, what we now understand when we look back at Psalm 1, who is that blessed man?
The blessed man is Jesus, right? I mean, that's it. Only he is righteous. None others are, right? All the rest of us, we're just sinners and scoffers. It is Jesus who is righteous. It is Jesus who meditates on God's law, and he is blessed.
And so right here, we look and we understand that all the rest of us, we just scoff. We rebel at God. And right here, God looks down from his throne of righteousness,
right? And he says, hey, look. You're not going to stop me, right? I am the ruler. I am the creator of the cosmos. You and your empty schemes cannot stop me. But right here,
hey, I have established my son, right? And he sits at the right hand of my throne room. And he will judge, and he will give life, and he will be your mediator before me. And so, and that's it, is he, and if you will follow Christ,
then guess what? You will be like that person who is blessed, right? You will be like a tree planted near the water that gives life. You will bear fruit. You will make disciples. You will grow in holiness. You will be saved.
On the other hand, what about the other people, the rebels? Well, they follow worldly wisdom, right? And how are they described in Psalm 1?
They are like chaff that's being blown around like the wind. And so, we see that, you know, they follow worldly wisdom, right? Well, you know, I can get around this. I'm smart enough. I can outsmart God, and I can outsmart everybody else. Well, what happens to chaff?
It gets burned. It gets consumed by a fire. And so, the thing is, is those who would follow worldly wisdom, right? Those who would rebel against God, right, will face an eternal judgment. Will face God's righteous wrath.
And I just love right here because, as one commentator points out, and I think he's right on this, you know, when the people want to break these bonds, these cords that God has, it shows us, right, that without authority, freedom is only anarchy. That's what it is. Without authority, freedom is only anarchy.
You know, hey, I want to do what I want to do, and if all of us chose to do all the things, all the evil acts, all the sinful things that we could think of, all the selfish acts
that we could do, what would our world look like? We can see glimpses of this, right? I mean, we just cut on the news, we look at people's actions in the community. What happens when there is no authority and people act?
What do they do? And yet we look, and right here, and that's it, is God has given us his word, and he is saying, look, this is how I meant for you to flourish, right? And this is my son who I have appointed. Listen to him. Obey him. Seek him. And guess what?
You'll have life, right? Because here's the thing, y'all, that there is no refuge from Jesus. There is only refuge in Jesus.
And that's what we need to understand this morning is, you know, to sum up Psalm 2 in a verse, the Gospel of John says this, and I think you know this one probably pretty well, but he says, for
God so loved the world, right? I mean, that's it. We look at these nations right here, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever should believe in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.
And so, church, as we close this morning, I would just say, look right here. We are before the throne room of God. Jesus is king.
He sits there right now. Now he is mediating on mine and your behalf. And if we would just call on his name in faithfulness, right? If we would just repent of our sin and bow at his feet,
right? Or as in verse 12 says, kiss the son, right? I mean, that's it. It is just give Jesus the honor and glory he deserves.
Then we'll be his brother. We'll be his sister, right? He will welcome us with open arms into his kingdom. And that's it.
Closing and Response
And that's a glorious thing. That is worth singing about. That is worth praising God about. And that is worth worshiping.
And so, just as we close this morning, we'll just give you a time to respond to God's word as you see fit. And, again, it's just been a great pleasure to be with y'all this morning. And, church, I hope that as you continue into the Psalms that that's it.
Just keep your eyes on Jesus. He is the king. He is all that this word is about, right? This is Christ and his kingdom.
Are we going to be a part of it? Right? We already know that we are rebels against God. We already know that we have sinned and we have committed treason against the Lord.
But what will we do? Will we continue in our rebellion? Will we continue to seek worldly wisdom? You know, hey, look, I'm smarter than these people, right?
I can get around this. I will figure it out.
Or will we let our hearts be humbled? Will we see how foolish our actions are? And we say, hey, Lord. I realize now.
I am a sinner, right? You said, look, if I had hate in my heart, then I might as well have just committed murder against my brother, right? I mean, that's it. No sin is too small.
And, church, as I like to say, when we make little of sin, we make little of what Jesus did on that cross. I mean, that's it. But there's no sin too small.
Let us repent. Let us come before the feet of Christ and say, Lord, let me serve you. Lord, let me love you. And let me obey you. Because that's what Christ did. He obeyed God the Father. Submitted himself to God's will. Right? And sacrificed. That's what love is. That's what real love is.
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