He Terrified Them

He terrified them! Psalm 2 says He terrified them with his anger! So our God...bigger than the universe, Creator of ALL things... angers! I know that he angers but can we just imagine the wrath of a God this big!?!?! I too would be terrified!

Or am I?

You see, these people were trying to overthrow God because they feared they would be enslaved to Him!

When I was about 13, I remember a time when I was playing outside with all the neighborhood kids. It was a rule at our house that when the streetlights came on, it was time to go in. Well, this particular night, I decided I would be late. I didn't want to obey my mom. I just continued to stay out ignoring our family curfew. When I finally came home, I was dismayed to see my parents waiting for me on the doorstep. I became fearful of the consequence. Prior to the anger of my parents, it seemed like a fine idea to ignore their rules and not to be held captive as a slave. Because, I'm sure you've heard, teenagers are held captive by their parents :)

I think we look at this illustration in the Bible and we want to point fingers in disbelief at the bad guys...but do we look in the mirror?

How many times have we decided that we don't want to feel enslaved? That God's plan for us was to hold us captive? And so we disobey. We go about our business proclaiming untrue and unreal freedom! And we're okay with that...

Because we forget his wrath! We forget his scoffing! We forget His revererance...

And what a great mistake that is. Let us choose to live fearfully and not make him terrify us. I can only imagine the wrath of the Lord and I certainly do not want to experience it. As my parents had rules because they loved me and wanted to protect me and guide me to a better life, all I could see was them holding me captive. As I have grown, I have learned to trust their wisdom and the wisdom of the Lord!

God is not calling you captive! He is designing you a path of righteousness, love, and eternal life! Will you trust?