Board Of Peace Or Prince Of Peace

Board of Peace or Prince of Peace

Scripture: Psalm 2:1–12 (ESV)

Rev. Kelvin L. Parks

21 February 2026

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Church, please stand to your feet as we read God's Word.

Scripture: Psalm 2:1–12 (ESV)

(v.1) Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot in vain?

(v.2) The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,

(v.3) Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.”

(v.4) He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.

(v.5) Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,

(v.6) As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”

(v.7) I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.

(v.8) Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.

(v.9) You shall break[b] them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”

(v.10) Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.

(v.11) Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling.

(v.12) 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.

This is the Word of the Lord for the people of God. You may be seated.

If I had to give a message or a subject today, it would simply be:

Scripture: Psalm 2:1–12 (ESV)

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Introduction / Historical Context / A Timeless Word

As I was meditating on Psalm 2, something just kept stirring in my spirit.

This is an old Psalm. David wrote this thousands of years ago. He was dealing with kings, rulers, and nations that were plotting against God's people, plotting against God's anointed.

And I kept thinking — this in not old. This is fitting right now.

You know … the Bible has a way of doing that, doesn't it?

Ecclesiastes 1:9 says, "What has been, will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun."

In other words:

• The faces change.

• The flags change.

• The languages change.

• Technology changes.

But the spirit of rebellion and the illusion of human control … that stays the same. What David saw in his day, we are seeing in our day.

• The same foolishness.

• The same pride.

• The same plotting.

• The same God watching from the same throne.

Do not believe me, watch this — in every generation, man gathers around a table to negotiate peace.

In the 1960s, they gathered to talk about ending wars overseas and unrest at home.

• They passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, trying to calm the streets, to give us the right to vote, to dismantle legal segregation, to restore justice.

• Laws, commissions, and programs were created, hoping ink on paper could quiet chaos in our neighborhoods.

In the 1970s, treaties and accords were signed.

• Camp David, Helsinki, trade agreements.

• men in suits at tables,

• pens in hand, cameras rolling, announcing "peace in our time."

In the 1980s, we watched the Berlin Wall fall. Leaders stood before microphones declaring a "new world order," a new era of cooperation. Summits in Reykjavik, arms talks, nuclear reductions — everybody clapping, everybody shaking hands, everybody smiling for the picture.

In the 1990s and 2000s, we heard words like

• Oslo,

• ceasefire, coalition forces,

• monitoring, sanctions.

• New boards, new councils, new committees.

And even right now — in 2026 — negotiations are still going on.

• Regarding land.

• Over borders.

• Over hostages.

• Over sanctions.

• Billions of dollars pledged, pressed into the hands of new organizations.

Just this week, another "board of peace" was created, and billions of dollars were committed to it — trying to rebuild what bombs destroyed, trying to stabilize what sin destabilized.

Every generation believes if we can just:

• get the right people.

• in the right room,

• at the right table,

• with the right advisors,

• and enough money,

• we can manufacture peace.

Over time man has established …

• Committees of peace

• Councils of peace

• Panels of peace

• Boards of peace

But notice, Psalm 2 reminds us:

• Peace does not come from a boardroom.

• Peace comes from a throne room.

Watch this (v.1) while kings are meeting, God is seated.

The psalm says, "He who sits in the heavens laughs."

Notice … God is.

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