You are my son
by Tatiana Overduin
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I will proclaim the Lord’s decree: He said to me, ‘You are my son; today I have become your father’ (Psalm 2:7).
Read Psalm 2
Wow! What more can be said in response to the defining message of Psalm 2? We see nations conspiring (verse 1) and kings and rulers colluding (verse 2).
Yet God shows us that he alone is sovereign over all. Enthroned in heaven, he laughs and scoffs at their plans and actions (verse 4), and he rebukes and terrifies them all.
Through this psalm, God reveals that there is only one true king who will inherit and possess the ends of the earth: his Son, Jesus.
Psalm 2 also brings a warning: be wise, you kings and rulers of the earth (verse 10). Serve the Lord with fear and trembling (verse 11). ‘Kiss the son’ (acknowledge him) lest he be angry and you perish in the way (verse 12).
To not acknowledge Jesus, the Son of God, as king of the world, is to stand under God’s judgement. Yet the psalm ends with a promise: ‘Blessed are all who take refuge in him’ (verse 12).
Heavenly Father, you sent your Son as the Saviour of the world. Help us in our distress as we witness world leaders pursuing paths of destruction. We pray that their hearts would be turned to you, so that your truth guides their decisions. May they ‘kiss the son’ and acknowledge him as king over all the earth. Protect and save your people, dear Lord, and have mercy on us for the sake of your Son. You are our Father, and we are your children. Guide and lead us in your ways. In Jesus’ holy name, we pray. Amen.
Tatiana is a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Adelaide, where she enjoys singing on the music roster. She is married and has two adult children and six grandchildren. Now retired from full-time secondary education, she pursues her creative interests in fibre arts, taking inspiration from God’s hand evident in the beauty of creation.
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