Psalm 2: Our Nation Vs. Our God

The treatment of Christians in the country is getting worse, not better. We are called intolerant because we support the Biblical view that marriage is between one man and one woman. We are called bigots because we choose life for our young children rather than wanting to kill them in abortions. We are called hateful because we don’t support pre-marital sex or homosexuality. Let’s take a look at 2 Timothy 3:1-9 and see where we find ourselves as a nation.

Read 2 Timothy 3:1-9

II. God’s is Still Greater

a. God knows that He is greater even if we don’t believe it.

Look at verse 4 in our Psalms passage. It says, “He who sits in the Heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.” God knows we are being foolish when we turn away from Him. We have before us an eternal God who created the heavens and earth just by simply speaking it into existence. We have before us the creator and sustainer of all things. What do we do as a nation? We turn away from Him because we think we know better. It doesn’t make a lick of sense.

I am reminded of God’s answer to Job when Job questions Him. Job had gone through the ringer. His friends had forsaken him, his family was dead, and he had lost everything he had. Now he was questioning the Lord on why this was happening to Him. God knew his purpose was greater and taught Job a lesson by putting him in his place. Take a look at Job 38. Let’s read the first 11 verses together.

(Read Job 38:1-11)

God really brings home the point to Job that when compared to God, we are nothing. He loves us and wants the best for us, but when we compare ourselves to God and think we are better, we are nothing but fools. We have no power without God. We have no heaven or earth without God. We have no life without God. When we turn away from God, we turn away from the very one on whom our very existence hinges.

III. A Call back to the Lord.

In the last 3 verses, God shows His love and mercy for us. What is he saying here? He is calling us back to Him. God doesn’t want to put forth His Wrath against us. He doesn’t want us to be destroyed. He doesn’t want us to burn in Hell. He simply wants us to obey and be with Him.

Romans 8:28 says, “and we know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” God works for our good. He always has our best interests at heart. That is why He calls us back to Him. And when we do run back to God, He will run to us with open arms. Just look at the father’s reaction to his son returning home in the parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15.

The young man had left his home and squandered his inheritance. When he finally came to his senses, he returned home expecting to be treated as a servant rather than a son but look at what the father did. He RAN to him! This is a big deal! It was considered an embarrassment for a Jewish man to run because of the clothes they wore. If they ran, they ran the risk of exposing themselves. But this father didn’t care. He simply wanted his son back and to embrace him. He ran to Him and restored him.