READ: Psalm 2
“You will break them with a rod of iron, you will dash them to pieces like pottery.” Psalm 2:9
My grandmother collected clown statues. There were dozens of them all over her house— happy clowns, sad clowns, little clowns, big clowns, and creepy clowns (all of them). One day, I was goofing around with one of her figurines, and I broke it. I panicked and then set an elaborate plan into motion. I was going to blame my brother. Okay, it wasn’t that elaborate.
I ran to my mother and spun the most ridiculous story you could ever imagine. I created a villain-like scenario where my brother shattered the beloved clown while I cried and begged him to stop.
Mom didn’t buy my tall tale. As a matter of fact, she was with my brother for most of the day. I was caught in my lie. I didn’t just get punished for breaking the statue; I was also punished for lying and trying to pin it on my brother.
I was trying to harm my brother for no reason at all. It was wrong. I understand that stuff like this has probably happened to you, too. People have wronged you. They have lied about you. Someone manipulated their way into your promotion. Someone messed up and let you take the fall. Life has hit you hard, and it just feels wrong.
Psalm 2 is a royal psalm. It is speaking to something the ancient Israelites know all about: changes in power. The nations of this time didn’t have easy transitions in leadership. They would often be bloody, maleficent, and down-right wrong. David speaks to a critical truth that they needed to hear: God will win in the end. When God wins, good wins.
Everything is going to be okay. You can rest assured knowing that everything will be made right in God’s time.