Advent · Day 6 · Friday, December 4
You are my son
I will proclaim the decree of Yahweh. He said to me, “You are my son; today I have fathered you. Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.
Psalm 2 opens with the nations in an uproar, plotting against God and his chosen king. God’s answer is calm. He has set his king in place, and he says to him, “You are my son.”
It was first a song for Israel’s kings. The New Testament hears more in it. When Jesus is baptized, a voice from heaven says, “You are my Son” (Mark 1:11).
The news can still sound like Psalm 2: loud, angry, and anxious. The psalm ends with an invitation, not a threat: “Blessed are all who take refuge in him” (Psalm 2:12).
Pray
Lord, the world is loud and the news is anxious. Thank you that your King is in place. I take refuge in him today. Amen.
Carry it today
What news is making you anxious right now?