to Psalm 2 we are going to look at the Messiah
King this morning that's the title
of it Messiah King Before we look at this, Tommy,
please lead us in prayer. Oh Lord, thank you for allowing
us to be here this morning. Thank you for drawing us over. Please let the Holy Spirit be
with us. Let the Word of the Lord be with
us. Help us see Christ in every life.
Be with y'all. I have an outline that I have
in my Bible on this chapter. I have verses 1 through 3, the
voice of truth. This is what man really is. And verses 4, 5, and 6, the voice
of wrath, this is God speaking, God the Father speaking. And
verse 7, 8, and 9, I have the voice of the King, this is the
Lord Jesus Christ speaking. And then 10, 11, and 12, I have
the voice of the preacher. So I have my little outline written.
No matter where I go, I've got an outline on it. But that's
basically how it goes. Now we see here in the first
three verses, we see the true attitude of humanity toward the
Lord Jesus Christ, toward Him as our King. This is the real
attitude of humanity. Now it says here, Why do the
heathen, that is the nations, rage and the people imagine a
vain thing, and 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." This is truly the attitude of
humanity. If you want to see what humanity
is, read the Bible. Don't listen to the news, don't
listen to philosophy, read the Bible. The Word of God gives
us a very true picture of us by nature. We see here in these
first three verses THAT NATURAL ENMITY COMING OUT AGAINST THE
LORD. THIS IS THAT NATURAL ENMITY.
NOW I KNOW, I KNOW THIS, I KNOW RIGHT NOW JESUS IS POPULAR. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IS NOT
POPULAR BUT JESUS HAS BECOME REALLY POPULAR, HE REALLY GETS
US. YOU SEE THAT COMMERCIAL, HE GETS
US. I saw an actor the other day on television going into
a Catholic church praying. He's praying on television and
then he's giving this, Jesus is popular, everybody's getting
on this Jesus train. But the Lord Jesus Christ, the
one spoken of in this Psalm, is not popular EXCEPT among those
whom he saves and he was not popular among us until he saved
us you know we are right here why do the nations that's us
the he the gentiles that's why he's talking about the gentiles
and we have that represented in the roman government and the
jew the it says the rulers of the people When they crucified
Christ, the Roman government, the Gentiles, and the Jews were
there, all involved in the crucifying of Christ. They represented us.
God doesn't have to take everybody, He can just take a sample and
say, this is you all. This represents you. And we see that in this first
verse. Man rejects God's authority. You know, from a very early age,
hatred of authority shows up, doesn't it? You know what, you
have to take a two-year-old. You know, they talk about the
terrible twos. And the reason they call them the terrible twos,
that's pretty much the age you start trying to socialize them.
You start trying to teach them how to behave in public, you
teach them how to behave at home, you know, to follow instructions
and they fight it. They get mad, they throw temper
tantrums. You say how many times you've
seen a temper tantrum thrown in a store? If you would parent him right,
that would stop. I promise you that would stop. But that's what
that is, that's rebellion against authority. Kid not getting its
way throws a temper tantrum. I saw one not long ago throw
itself in the floor. That's rebellion against authority.
And it starts at such a young age. They go astray from the
womb, the scripture says, speaking lies. Right from the beginning
they start speaking lies. But man, he's tried since the
fall to get rid of God's constraints. He's tried to get it cut. Let's
listen here. Let us break their bands asunder. Let us break their bands. Who?
God. God. their bands asunder, and cast
away their cords from us. WE WILL BE OUR OWN GOD. THE FOOL
HAS SAID IN HIS HEART, WHAT? NO GOD. THERE IS NO GOD, BUT
THE TRANSLATION OF THAT IS NO GOD FOR ME. I'LL BE MY OWN GOD. THANK YOU. I'LL BE MY OWN GOD. SATAN HIMSELF TRIED TO GET RID
OF GOD'S AUTHORITY AND HE WANTED TO BE GOD. You see that over
in Isaiah 14. HE SAID HE WAS JUST GOING TO
ASCEND ABOVE GOD, HE'S GOING TO ASCEND ABOVE THE THRONE OF
GOD, HE'S GOING TO ASCEND ABOVE THE STARS, HE'S GOING TO BE GOD.
WHAT DID HE SAY TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST? IF YOU WILL FALL DOWN
AND WORSHIP ME, I'LL GIVE YOU THE KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD. YOU
KNOW, THE FACT THAT WE DESIRE AND CRAVE ATTENTION IS THE DESIRE
TO BE WORSHIPED. THAT'S WHAT THAT IS. That's a
desire to be worshipped. A desire to be noticed and to
be recognized in a form is a desire to be worshipped. We got that
same spirit by nature from Satan. You know the Lord said of Cain,
he was of that wicked one, the devil. We were under, at one
time, we were all under the power of darkness, weren't we? Who
do we want to have the glory now? Who do we want to be recognized
now? It wouldn't matter if the President
of the United States walked in here, he's going to sit down
and he's going to listen. He's not the center of attention
here. Jesus Christ is the center of attention. He's the one we
recognize, He's the one we worship. We worship the Lord Jesus Christ. And the evidence that man wants
to get rid of God and His authority is that when He came into the
world, when God came into the world, they crucified Him. He came into His own and His
own what? Received Him not. They said away with Him. They
said, We will not have this man to reign over us. Buddy, you're
too late. You behind the eight ball on
that one. God's already made him king. He made him king before
he created the heavens and the earth. He turned everything over
to him before he created anything. When it was just HIM. When it
was just the Trinity. The Father, Son, and the Holy
Spirit. Nothing else existed but them. And the Father purposed. Think about this. I do. I think
about it often now. The Father purposed. That he's
going to save a multitude of sinners, and he's going to make
them just like his son. They're going to be conformed
to the image of his son. And he's going to do away with
this thing called sin, and it'll never happen again. And to think,
I'm a part of that? That just astounds me. The older
I get, the more astounded I get, the more amazed May starts to
mean something amazing starts to mean something to me more
now than ever. I'm amazed that God saved me
I'm amazed that I'm walk on that new heaven new earth. I could
be in hell There are people in hell that's done less than I've
done That's amazing, it's amazing And there's been nothing but
a conspiracy by Satan and ungodly men and women to undo the authority of Christ. You know what we see now in our
day? All this trying to legalize things
that God says is wrong like homosexuality and all this transgender stuff.
You know all that is? That's just thumbing up their
nose in God's face. THAT IS NOTHING BUT RANK REBELLION
TO THE WORD OF GOD. THAT'S ALL THAT IS. IT'S JUST
RANK REBELLION. BUT HOW FOOLISH, HOW FOOLISH
IT IS TO THINK THAT GOD CAN BE DETHRONED. HOW FOOLISH TO THINK
THAT GOD IS GOING TO WAIT ON US, THAT HE'S SUBJECTED TO OUR
WILL. WE SUBJECT HIM TO OUR WILL. THAT
GOD MUST WAIT UPON THE WILL OF THE CREATURE BEFORE HE CAN DO
ANYTHING. NO, NO, NO! HE DOES ACCORDING
TO HIS WILL IN THE ARMIES OF HEAVEN AMONG THE INHABITANTS
OF THE EARTH AND NONE CAN STAY HIS AND OR SAY UNTO HIM, WHAT
ARE YOU DOING? YOU CAN SAY IT BUT IT AIN'T GONNA
DO YOU ANY GOOD. NO GOOD WHATSOEVER. BUT THEN HERE LISTEN, THE LORD
SPEAKS AND HE SPEAKS IN WRATH TO THESE REBELS I don't want
to be on that side. HE THAT SITTETH IN THE HEAVENS!
You know, when somebody sits, they're reposed, they're at rest,
aren't they? That is a position of rest. He's not disturbed. Listen, we
shouldn't be, and I know we can be upset at what's going on,
I know that. And we can be You know, we can
be upset at the principles by which man operates, which is
totally opposite of God, of right and wrong. But God's not, He's
not bent out of shape. God's not bent out of shape.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh. Laugh. I wrote down how laughable it
is to think that they can dethrone God. He that sitteth at rest, reposed,
undisturbed, he's not afraid he's going to
lose his power. He's not going to lose his power
in any way, shape, or form. He that sitteth in the heaven
shall laugh, the Lord shall have them in derision. oh no he's going to turn the
table on them then shall he speak unto them in his wrath that's
all he needs to do all he needs to do is speak isn't it all he
needs god all god needs to do is speak in wrath and it's over
with he's not going to compromise
god's not going to compromise in any way shape or form He's not going to say, well,
let's, let's talk about it. No, he's not. It's, this is how
it is. And he's going to vex them, trouble
them in his, in his sore displeasure of them. You know, God will put up with
some, He'll put up with things, and for lack of a better way
to put it, He'll put up with a man's sinfulness to a point,
so far. He'll let them fill up their
iniquity. He'll let them go to a certain point, and then He'll
cut them off. He let Sodom and Gomorrah go
to a certain point, and then one day He burn them up. as an
example to those who should live ungodly in such a lifestyle afterwards. God gave the example and He's going to vex, trouble
them in His sore displeasure of them. And He says here, in spite of their complaining,
in spite of their trying to cast away their cords and break their
bands, in spite of the rebellion of man. He says, In spite of
that, yet I have set, I have appointed, I have anointed MY
KING, MY KING, this is God's King. This is God's King and
God is the King. I have set my King upon my holy
hill of Zion." That's the church, He reigns from the church. The
Lord reigns from His, He reigns from the church and
through the church. And now the Son speaks, the Son
of God speaks in verse 7 through 9. I will declare the decree." This
is the Son, this is the Lord Jesus Christ, this is the Son,
the Father has spoken, the heathen have spoken, and now the Son
speaks, and He says, I will declare the decree. And I'll tell you
this, whatever God has DECREED, He's going to do, He's not going
to change. It's not going to change. God's purpose hasn't
changed one iota since the beginning. Of course, it hasn't changed.
The Lord has said to me, Thou art my Son. He owns Him as His Son, His Eternal
Son, co-equal with the Father. This day have I begotten thee,
this day. this speaks here and i believe
i covered that in hebrews chapter one this speaks of his mediatorial
work this is his manhood the man christ jesus he he he was
he come into this world he was created of god the man the man
was created the man the humanity of christ that man jesus christ
was Created of God. The seed of Adam didn't enter
into it. This corrupt seed of Adam did not enter into his birth. He was created by the Holy Spirit. Adam was created where? How? From the dust of the ground.
And God breathed in him the breath of life. But Jesus Christ, that
body, a body hast thou prepared me was created by God it was
without sin he was given as the mediator no man comes to the
father but by me he said and he says here I have this day
have I begotten thee and one writer said this day is speaking
of all eternity it's one eternal day ASK OF ME, THE FATHER SAID TO
ME, ASK OF ME, AND I SHALL GIVE THEE THE HEATHEN, THE NATIONS,
THAT'S WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT, THE NATIONS, THE NATIONS ARE
HIS, AREN'T THEY? AMERICA'S HIS, CHINA'S HIS, RUSSIA'S
HIS, YOU NAME EVERY NATION, THEY'RE HIS, AND HE HAS A PEOPLE OUT
OF EVERY KINDRED, TRIBE, TONGUE, AND NATION, HE HAS A PEOPLE IN
CHINA, GOD HAS A PEOPLE IN NORTH KOREA, They can't keep God out. No iron curtain for God. There's
no wall for God. He can't keep God out. He said,
the gates of hell shall not prevail against thee. That's what he
said to Peter. And what he says, the gates of
hell won't keep the gospel out. It won't do it. Let man put up
his iron curtain. Let him build his wall. It may
keep me and you out, but it won't keep God out. Won't keep the
gospel out, there's people that have listened to us that's been
from China. I've seen once, it's been a while
ago, but I've seen once someone from North Korea is listening.
You know what that means? They put their life on the line,
you know that? If someone from North Korea listens to us, they're
putting their life on the line. But ask of me, and I shall give
thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the
earth for thy possession. He owns it all. The earth is
the LORD, Psalm 24. The earth is the LORD, the fullness
thereof, and they who dwell therein. It's all His. Isn't that great? We sing a song, I don't know
if we sing it here or not, I don't remember, but this is my father's
world. This is my father's world. It doesn't belong to anyone else. If someone creates a world, they
can run it like they want to. This one's his. And he's gonna
run it just like he purposes to run it. Now, if you create
one, I create one, well, we can run it. We can run it however
we want to run it. This one's his. And I'm glad it is because he's
gonna run it in holiness and righteousness and we have a good
end. So I was telling my granddaughter
the other day, she was all a little spastic about the way things
are going. I said, we have a good end. We
have a good end. Always remember to read the last
chapter. If you want to read the Bible,
just read the last chapter first, then go back and read the rest
of it. But keep reading the last chapter. We have a good end. New heaven, new earth. It's going
to wipe away all tears. You know you'll never cry again.
There's coming a time you will never cry again. There's coming
a time you won't hurt ever again. Your heart won't hurt. Your body
won't hurt. You won't hurt no more. There's
coming a time you won't be tempted anymore. There's no temptation.
Wouldn't you like that? I would to God I was never tempted
again. It's coming. It's on its way. It's coming. Oh, he says here, ask of me And
I'll give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost
parts of the earth for thy possession. And thou shalt break them with
a rod of iron, and thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's
vessel. That's the Jesus they don't like. That's not the one
they do like. This one that's real popular
right now, that ain't him. Paul said in Corinthians, they
will come preaching another Jesus, another gospel, another spirit. If anybody talks about the Lord
Jesus Christ, make sure he fits the description of this book,
how it describes him. Not how they describe him, how
this book describes him. He's revealed himself in the
pages of this book. And there's gonna come a time
that He's gonna break, listen, He's gonna break them with a
rod of iron. I'm sure glad He's broken us
now, aren't you? I'm glad the Lord broke me. I'm
glad He broke me. Everyone He saves, He breaks.
He has to. He has to. We're like the wild
ass out there in the wilderness. He has to break us. I thank God
He has. But I don't want to be a part
of that group he's going to break with a rod of iron and dash them
in pieces. He's going to dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Now here
the preacher speaks and I'm the preacher this morning. I'm the
preacher this morning and he's saying here be wise, pay attention,
receive instruction, Oh, I tell you, pay attention
when God's Word is being read, pay attention when God's Word
is being preached, pay attention, God's speaking, God's speaking. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings,
be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear
and rejoice with trembling. You know, I've never thought
of this until just now. HE'S SPEAKING HERE WHEN HE SAYS,
BE WISE, O YOU KINGS, AND BE INSTRUCTED, YOU JUDGES OF THE
EARTH. YOU KNOW, HE'S MADE US KINGS AND PRIESTS, YOU KNOW THAT?
HE'S MADE US KINGS AND PRIESTS OF THE EARTH. GOD SAID, YOU'LL
JUDGE THE ANGELS. NOW, THIS IS NOT ONLY JUST TO
THE LEADERS AND THOSE IN AUTHORITY IN THIS WORLD, BUT THIS IS TO
US ALSO, AS WE SIT HERE THIS MORNING, DON'T FALL I know that the Spirit's willing
and the flesh is weak. I've been there a few times and
I wanted to go. My head's not off, I've been
there. And you have to ask the Lord to help you to listen, don't
you? Lord help me, arrest my attention.
Sometimes in the morning, sometimes in these services, sometimes
more than other times. And it's just like this with
studying for me, my mind wanders more than usual. Sometimes it's
harder than other times. But be wise and listen. Lord,
help us to listen. Help us to receive instructions
this morning. Help us to listen to this as
if we heard it for the first time. Serve the Lord with fear. Serve
Him with fear. You know, a right fear of God
is to serve Him in awe and respect in reverence, that's what it
is to serve the Lord in fear, and rejoice with trembling. Does
that sound like a paradox? Does it sound like a paradox
to rejoice and tremble at the same time? Rejoice and tremble. Rejoice
with trembling. KISS THE SUN! Where? That's the first thing
I thought of when I read that again. I never thought of it
before. Kiss the son! Where? Kiss his feet. Don't be like Judas, run up and
kiss him in the face. Was there a Mary that kissed
his feet and took her hair and wiped his feet and dried them
with her tears? Is she washed his feet with her
tears and dried them with her hair? Kissing his feet. That's right. Kiss the son, kiss
the son's feet lest he be angry and you perish from the way.
Christ said I'm the way, you perish from the gospel way and
his wrath is kindled but a little that's all just a little. Only Jesus Christ tasted the
full wrath of God. Now those in hell will taste
it. But all his wrath is, all he
has to do is his wrath be kindled but a little and you're in trouble,
deep, deep trouble. Blessed are all they that put
their trust in Him. All their trust, all their hope,
all their confidence in this King that God has set. I have set my King upon my holy
hill Zion. And blessed are everyone who
trusts God's King. WHO TRUST GOD WHO IS KING. Do you trust Him this morning?
Do you really, honestly? Can you say with confidence,
Lord, I trust you. I trust you to save me. I trust
you to present me faultless before the throne of your glory. I trust
you to do that. I trust you to keep me in this
world. It's an evil world, you know that? it's an evil world
and I but I trust the Lord to keep us I do I'm so thankful that he has taken us from the
from that first group and he's put us among his people I'm so
thankful all right