07/15/2016
Psa 2:1 "Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing"?
Whereas Psalm 1 helps us to identify Individuals represented among those who claim to be children of God, that being the Righteous, The Ungodly, The Sinner and The Scornful. Psalm 2, on the other hand moves us outside of the church, into the camp to the Non-Believer, also described as The Heathen. RAGE, is a strong Feeling of Anger; Violent and Uncontrolled Anger (Insanity). As we will see as we move through the course of this study, the real issue behind the Heathen or the Non-Believer's RAGE, is one of AUTHORITY. There is an INHERENT DISABILITY within the HEART of man that causes him to desire ABSOLUTE CONTROL. When opposition to this disability arises, and poses a threat to his selfish ambitions, all hell breaks loose! THIS DISABILITY IS CALLED SIN!!! SIN'S DIABOLICAL NATURE AND CHARACTER DWELLS WITHIN THE HEART OF EVERY CHILD THAT PASSES THROUGH A MOTHERS WOMB!! We have seen on countless occasions throughout history the rise and fall of individuals, who driven by a selfish desire for absolute authority has brought about much Terror and Senseless Bloodshed. The Egyptian Pharaoh who had every male child put to death as it passed through the womb, for fear of losing his Authority (Exodus 1). King Herod, (king of the Jews at the time of Jesus' Birth) upon hearing of the fulfillment of the prophecy concerning the promised Messiah being born, made a decree that every child from the age of two years and under in Bethlehem was to be put to death in an attempt to secure his throne (Matthew 2). Adolf Hi**er of Germany, Pol Pot of Cambodia, Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, Idi Amin of Uganda and the list goes on; serve as examples of Heathen Leaders who desired Absolute Authority. These may seem to be rather extreme examples, but they do serve as a reality check! When A Country, A Nation, A People, or an Individual attempt to remove God and His Holy Standards from our lives the end result is INSANITY, and ABSOLUTE CHAOS!! Notice that these outward manifestations of rage are the result of a depraved mind fueled by an undisciplined thought life (Romans 1:28 & Pro.3:23). The People IMAGINE a Vain Thing. We as a Nation have attempted to protect the RIGHTS of the PEOPLE, at the EXPENSE of DISHONORING the HOLY STANDARDS OF GOD. We The People of the United States of America have IMAGINED A VAIN THING!!! Have we not REMOVED GOD from EVERY MAJOR AREA OF OUR NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE? We have told God that WE HATE HIM in our Religious Systems, in our Marriage Institutions, in our Educational System, and In our Government. Is there really any question why our Country is in SERIOUS TROUBLE!!! Rom 1:22 Identifies the MINDSET OF THE HEATHEN, of Whom, sad to say; AMERICA HAS BECOME APART OF, "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools". I beseech you my brothers and my sisters, to turn your hearts back to the true and living God! It is only through Him and His sovereign Grace that HOPE can be RESTORED to us as INDIVIDUALS and to our NATION as a WHOLE.