Let’s face it. The world has descended into chaos. If you only watch 30 minutes of cable news, you will undoubtedly come to that conclusion.
We have protests in the streets of the United States, for causes ranging from open borders to supporting Palestine. The Middle East is an ever-increasing powder keg, with tensions rising between Israel and Palestine, along with instability in other parts of the region.
Asia is unstable as well, with tensions rising between China and its neighbors.
Situations like this have us asking the same question that the Psalmist asked in Psalm 2, “Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?”
The psalmist answers in verse 2, “The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and against His anointed, saying, ‘Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.'”
The reason the heathen raged in the Old Testament times is that they rejected God and rebelled against His will. The reason the world rages today is that the people have rejected God, and seek to pursue their own wills and desires instead.
The result, of course, is open rebellion against God which leads to the chaos that you see in the streets and on the world stage.
Now, it would be easy to sit back, watch the news, and say, “That’s awful!”
Unfortunately, too many Christians fall into the comfort trap of observing the evil in the world and denouncing it without considering their own Spirituality.
The Psalmist states in Psalm 2:6, “Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Zion.”
The world rages and rebels against God, but the Psalmist worships God and trusts in the Christ that is coming into the world.
The psalmist goes on to encourage others to do the same, saying in verse 12, “Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him.”
So, the message we take from Psalm 2 is that the world is chaotic, but the Lord is peace. The world may rage in rebellion against God, but we are to trust in Christ.
The world may seek its own power and glory, but we rest in the power and glory of the Lord.
So, don’t be disheartened by the news, the images of the riots, and the threat of war. Trust the Lord, and be at peace waiting for His arrival.
Leland Acker 