In the New Testament, Acts 4 and Hebrews 1 both say that this psalm refers to Jesus, making this perhaps the clearest reference to the Father\/Son relationship of the Trinity in the Old Testament. This everlasting relationship was planned in eternity past and seen in the incarnation of God the Son with us. Although the concept is difficult to grasp in our minds, Scripture unmistakably describes God as 1 being and as existing in 3 persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, each individually being called God throughout both the Old and New Testament.<\/p>\n
For centuries, the simple figure of a triangle has been used as an example of the Trinity because it has 3 sides yet is still a single, indivisible triangle. This seeming paradox (something that at first hearing seems to be a contradiction, but upon closer inspection reveals a deeper truth) is something profound and exciting. “C. S. Lewis said of the Trinity that it is either the most farcical doctrine invented by the early disciples or the most profound and thrilling mystery revealed by the Creator Himself, giving us a grand intimation of reality.”1<\/small><\/sup><\/p>\n Why did God open this door into His nature to us, knowing we would never be able to fully grasp it? It is just one of many examples God has used to humble us, to bring us to a place where we must admit, because of our own limited logic and reason, that there are many things in our relationship with Him that we cannot fully understand. But we long to look into and grasp these mysterious aspects of His nature. They act as strong attractants, drawing us deeper and deeper into this loving, mysterious Being who calls us His children.<\/p>\n “Heavenly Father, we seek You by coming through the Son under the drawing of the Holy Spirit this day.”<\/em><\/p>\n 1. Ravi Zacharias, Can Man Live Without God<\/em> (Dallas: Thomas Nelson, 1994), p. 149.<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n =============================================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n Psalms 2 KJV<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1<\/sup> Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2<\/sup> The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying <\/em>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3<\/sup> Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4<\/sup> He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5<\/sup> Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 6<\/sup> Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 7<\/sup> I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art <\/em>my Son; this day have I begotten thee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 8<\/sup> Ask of me, and I shall give thee <\/em>the heathen for <\/em>thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for <\/em>thy possession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9<\/sup> Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter\u2019s vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10<\/sup> Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11<\/sup> Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12<\/sup> Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from <\/em>the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are <\/em>all they that put their trust in him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the New Testament, Acts 4 and Hebrews 1 both say that this psalm refers to Jesus, making this perhaps the clearest reference to the Father\/Son relationship of the Trinity in the Old Testament. This everlasting relationship was planned in eternity past and seen in the incarnation of God the Son with us. Although the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7730"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7730"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16491,"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7730\/revisions\/16491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}