Psalm 2: 12
"Kiss his son, or he will be angry
and your way will lead to destruction,
for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him."
Decisions aren't always easy. Every day we have impulses, desires, needs and circumstances, some of which are beyond our control, that we want met. And to do that, we need to make decisions. Even when our desire is to avoid making decisions, we still have to decide.
Today I need to make a decision. It has plagued me all night. My greatest desire is to settle back in my home country but today I have an interview to go back overseas. My mind is churned up. My desire was to stay in bed. I pleaded and begged the Lord to be sick today. Avoidance is my ultimate weapon when it comes to making decisions.
Psalm 2 is about decisions. The nations decide to break the chains of the anointed with the Lord. God chose his anointed and He also chose to send His Son. This psalm points to Jesus. It reminds David's lineage (and us) that even though we may feel oppressed on all sides, that the world is conspiring against us, we have God's promise and we have his son, Jesus.
So what will be my decision? That I am not yet sure but I will follow the advice of Psalm 2:11 "Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling." For I know that I have a good God but I don't always have a safe God. The promise that God will be with us can push us into places we never thought we would go. Places that will require us to focus solely on Him such a sJoshua entering the promised land. It wasn't easy yet, though doing the will of the Lord, he was able to achieve what the Lord had asked.
So today my prayer is,
That as I face my decision, I chose not to break my journey with the Lord but continue to walk closely with Him.
That I continue to take refuge in Him and recognise His blessing in my life.
That my fear for the Lord overcomes my fear of this world so that my desire to do his will is not challenged by anything this world has to offer.
That I will be bold as I step out into this world (either online, in my local community or in the far flung countries throughout this world) knowing that Jesus is with me and his blessing is upon me.
"Kiss his son, or he will be angry
and your way will lead to destruction,
for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him."
Decisions aren't always easy. Every day we have impulses, desires, needs and circumstances, some of which are beyond our control, that we want met. And to do that, we need to make decisions. Even when our desire is to avoid making decisions, we still have to decide.
Today I need to make a decision. It has plagued me all night. My greatest desire is to settle back in my home country but today I have an interview to go back overseas. My mind is churned up. My desire was to stay in bed. I pleaded and begged the Lord to be sick today. Avoidance is my ultimate weapon when it comes to making decisions.
Psalm 2 is about decisions. The nations decide to break the chains of the anointed with the Lord. God chose his anointed and He also chose to send His Son. This psalm points to Jesus. It reminds David's lineage (and us) that even though we may feel oppressed on all sides, that the world is conspiring against us, we have God's promise and we have his son, Jesus.
So what will be my decision? That I am not yet sure but I will follow the advice of Psalm 2:11 "Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling." For I know that I have a good God but I don't always have a safe God. The promise that God will be with us can push us into places we never thought we would go. Places that will require us to focus solely on Him such a sJoshua entering the promised land. It wasn't easy yet, though doing the will of the Lord, he was able to achieve what the Lord had asked.
So today my prayer is,
That as I face my decision, I chose not to break my journey with the Lord but continue to walk closely with Him.
That I continue to take refuge in Him and recognise His blessing in my life.
That my fear for the Lord overcomes my fear of this world so that my desire to do his will is not challenged by anything this world has to offer.
That I will be bold as I step out into this world (either online, in my local community or in the far flung countries throughout this world) knowing that Jesus is with me and his blessing is upon me.
