By Dennis DeHaan, Our Daily Bread Writer

PHOTO: Psalm 2
and the peoples plot in vain?
The kings of the earth take their stand
and the rulers gather together
against the Lord
and against his Anointed One.
"Let us break their chains, they say,
"and throw off their fetters (shackles)."
The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord scoffs at them.
Then he rebukes them in his anger
and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
"I have installed my King
on Zion, my holy hill."
I will proclaim the decree of the Lord:
He said to me, "You are my Son;
today I have become your Father.
Ask of me,
and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.
You will rule them with an iron scepter;
you will dash them to pieces like pottery."
Therefore, you kings, be wise;
be warned, you rulers of the earth.
Serve the Lord with fear
and rejoice with trembling.
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry
and you be destroyed in your way.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
Then I thought of God's laughter in Psalm 2. Wicked nations were plotting to overthrow God's anointed, thus ultimately opposing the Almighty himself. But He sits in the heavens, calm and unthreatened. Man's boldest efforts to oppose such awesome power are ludicrous (absurd). The Almighty doesn't even rise from His throne; He just laughs in derision (ridicule).
But is this a heartless or cruel laughter? No! His same infinite greatness that mocks man's defiance also marks His sympathy for man in his lost condition. He's the same God who takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 33:11). And He was the incarnate Savior who wept over Jerusalem when His own people rejected Him (Matthew 23:37-39). He is great in judgement but also in compassion (Exodus 34:6-7).
God's laughter gives us the assurance that Christ will ultimately triumph over evil. Any defiance (non-compliance) of Him and HIs will is futile. Instead of opposing the Son, we should submit to the Lord Jesus and take refuge in Him.
- Dennis DeHaan
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Psalm 2
Why do the nations conspire
and the peoples plot in vain?
The kings of the earth take their stand
and the rulers gather together
against the Lord
and against his Anointed One.
"Let us break their chains, they say,
"and throw off their fetters (shackles)."
The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord scoffs at them.
Then he rebukes them in his anger
and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
"I have installed my King
on Zion, my holy hill."
I will proclaim the decree of the Lord:
He said to me, "You are my Son;
today I have become your Father.
Ask of me,
and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.
You will rule them with an iron scepter;
you will dash them to pieces like pottery."
Therefore, you kings, be wise;
be warned, you rulers of the earth.
Serve the Lord with fear
and rejoice with trembling.
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry
and you be destroyed in your way.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

PHOTO: The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord scoffs at them.
Then he rebukes them in his anger
and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
"I have installed my King
on Zion, my holy hill."
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PHOTO: I was washing my car one evening as the sun was preparing to kiss the earth goodnight. Glancing up, I impulsively pointed the hose at it as if to extinguish its flames. The absurdity of my action hit me, and I laughed.
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Then I thought of God's laughter in Psalm 2. Wicked nations were plotting to overthrow God's anointed, thus ultimately opposing the Almighty himself. But He sits in the heavens, calm and unthreatened. Man's boldest efforts to oppose such awesome power are ludicrous (absurd). The Almighty doesn't even rise from His throne; He just laughs in derision (ridicule).

PHOTO: Then I thought of God's laughter in Psalm 2. Wicked nations were plotting to overthrow God's anointed, thus ultimately opposing the Almighty himself. But He sits in the heavens, calm and unthreatened. Man's boldest efforts to oppose such awesome power are ludicrous (absurd). The Almighty doesn't even rise from His throne; He just laughs in derision (ridicule).
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But is this a heartless or cruel laughter? No! His same infinite greatness that mocks man's defiance also marks His sympathy for man in his lost condition. He's the same God who takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 33:11). And He was the incarnate Savior who wept over Jerusalem when His own people rejected Him (Matthew 23:37-39). He is great in judgement but also in compassion (Exodus 34:6-7).

PHOTO: But is this a heartless or cruel laughter? No! His same infinite greatness that mocks man's defiance also marks His sympathy for man in his lost condition. He's the same God who takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 33:11). And He was the incarnate Savior who wept over Jerusalem when His own people rejected Him (Matthew 23:37-39). He is great in judgement but also in compassion (Exodus 34:6-7).
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God's laughter gives us the assurance that Christ will ultimately triumph over evil. Any defiance (non-compliance) of Him and HIs will is futile. Instead of opposing the Son, we should submit to the Lord Jesus and take refuge in Him.
- Dennis DeHaan

PHOTO: God's laughter gives us the assurance that Christ will ultimately triumph over evil. Any defiance (non-compliance) of Him and HIs will is futile. Instead of opposing the Son, we should submit to the Lord Jesus and take refuge in Him.
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PHOTO: "Dear Lord, thank You for God's laughter as it gives us the assurance that Christ will ultimately triumph over evil. Any defiance of Him and HIs will is futile.
Instead of opposing the Son, we should submit to the Lord Jesus and take refuge in Him.
Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen."
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Reflection - Psalm 2 - What Makes God Laugh?
Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 2, "What Makes God Laugh?", Page 12.
By Dennis DeHaan, Our Daily Bread Writer

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