Psalm 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
Oh my wonderful Friends in Jesus, many of us are in the autumn of our lives, getting ready to face the winter years. We might also be feeling fearful and worried about getting old and ever closer to meeting our maker. But here are some wonderful words of wisdom on the subject. ‘Old age, to the unlearned, is winter; to the learned, it is harvest time.’ That’s the wisdom of one Judah Leib Lazerov. And did he ever hit the nail on the head mih people! Old age is not to be feared. We should welcome it, use it, be proud that we’ve lived so long, see it as a sign of wisdom, experience and integrity. It means that we’ve seen and done a lot, have developed life skills and other physical aptitudes that we can now share with the younger generation, even though they consider us old and long past our best before date. But as Jesus said, we have to forgive them, for in their immaturity, they figure that youth is immortal and knows it all. They don’t realize that youth is really like the seeds Jesus spoke about that flourish quickly in the cool of morning, but perish in the noonday sun because they have no deep, strong roots, no solid foundation. That foundation is only built bit by bit through actually living life, experiencing its ups and downs. And that’s why our winter years should be considered a time of harvest. We’ve sown good, bad and indifferent seed, experienced the joys and sorrows, and finally realize what life’s all about. And obviously the most important thing we ought to have done in our lives, the earlier the better, and now teaching the youth, is to ‘Kiss the Son.’ Yes my Friends, that’s the act of homage, of submission to Jesus that we should all make. Psalm 2 is titled, ‘Why do the heathen rage?’ It’s attributed to Bruh David in Acts 4:25 and called the second psalm in Acts 13:33. It basically deals with the naive, preposterous notions of earthly rulers to successfully attack God’s anointed king, when it’s so obvious they’ll fail. ‘Yet have I set (installed) my king upon the holy hill of Zion.’ (Ps.2: 6) Once the Lord has anointed His servant, he cannot be touched. Technically speaking, all the heirs of Bruh David to sit on his throne were anointed, however, the psalmist was really speaking of that special descendant promised to Bruh David’s line; the Messiah, the Mighty One, who’d vanquish all the earth. He thus admonishes: ‘Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling.’ (Ps.2:10-11) Friends, that same advice stands today, and we have the advantage of factual evidence that the Messiah came in the form of Jesus, but it also means we have no excuses to not fear, serve and rejoice in His Name. The people of old could say that it was only talk, but we now know it for a fact. Unfortunately, not enough people are doing as Psalm 2 warns: ‘Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little.’ Oh Friends, it only takes a little of His anger to cause us to perish and it’s borne out in John’s Revelation when the seals were opened. After the Lamb opened the sixth seal…Wow! ‘And lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood. And the kings of the earth…the great men…the rich men…chief captains…mighty men…every bondman and every freeman hid themselves in the dens (caves) and in the rocks of the mountains. And said to the mountains and rocks. Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?’ (Rev.6:12,15-17) Oh Friends, it will be such a terrible day that the unbelievers will even wish the rocks and mountains to fall on them and save them from seeing God’s face. But people, that’s impossible, for we may run, but we can never hide from our Creator. And as to the question, ‘who shall be able to stand?’ The obvious answer is the believer in and follower of the Risen Lamb. ‘Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.’ Yes my brethren, unless we have trusted in the Saviour, come the judgement day, it’ll be a sad, sorry, sorrowful time. And that’s one of the many things we learn from living a long, useful and productive life; you only reap what you sow. So if you sow ungodliness and unbelief, then the wrath of the Lamb is what you’ll eventually reap. Bruh David acknowledged it after he narrowly escaped death at the hands of Saul and his cohorts. (1 Sam.21:10-15) In Psalm 34, ‘The Lord hears the righteous,’ he boldly declares: ‘The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.’ (Ps.34: 22) Oh my people, only in the Most High God Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is there life, safety and protection from the evil forces of darkness that populate this world. Therefore, let’s all rise up now, like Bruh David did, and say with great conviction, in one loud voice: ‘But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that LOVE thy name be joyful in thee. For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass (surround) him as with a shield.’ (Ps.5:11-12) Amen! Friends, with those wonderful words of hope, faith, surety and protection flowing thorough our souls, let’s all remember that as believers we’re meant to share our faith, share the good news of Jesus with others, so that they too can avoid the Lamb’s wrath at the judgement time. We need to give them an opportunity also to ‘Kiss the Son.’ Much LOVE!…Jesus…the Lamb of God…my Saviour…King…Guide…and Protector…
Oh my wonderful Friends in Jesus, many of us are in the autumn of our lives, getting ready to face the winter years. We might also be feeling fearful and worried about getting old and ever closer to meeting our maker. But here are some wonderful words of wisdom on the subject. ‘Old age, to the unlearned, is winter; to the learned, it is harvest time.’ That’s the wisdom of one Judah Leib Lazerov. And did he ever hit the nail on the head mih people! Old age is not to be feared. We should welcome it, use it, be proud that we’ve lived so long, see it as a sign of wisdom, experience and integrity. It means that we’ve seen and done a lot, have developed life skills and other physical aptitudes that we can now share with the younger generation, even though they consider us old and long past our best before date. But as Jesus said, we have to forgive them, for in their immaturity, they figure that youth is immortal and knows it all. They don’t realize that youth is really like the seeds Jesus spoke about that flourish quickly in the cool of morning, but perish in the noonday sun because they have no deep, strong roots, no solid foundation. That foundation is only built bit by bit through actually living life, experiencing its ups and downs. And that’s why our winter years should be considered a time of harvest. We’ve sown good, bad and indifferent seed, experienced the joys and sorrows, and finally realize what life’s all about. And obviously the most important thing we ought to have done in our lives, the earlier the better, and now teaching the youth, is to ‘Kiss the Son.’ Yes my Friends, that’s the act of homage, of submission to Jesus that we should all make. Psalm 2 is titled, ‘Why do the heathen rage?’ It’s attributed to Bruh David in Acts 4:25 and called the second psalm in Acts 13:33. It basically deals with the naive, preposterous notions of earthly rulers to successfully attack God’s anointed king, when it’s so obvious they’ll fail. ‘Yet have I set (installed) my king upon the holy hill of Zion.’ (Ps.2: 6) Once the Lord has anointed His servant, he cannot be touched. Technically speaking, all the heirs of Bruh David to sit on his throne were anointed, however, the psalmist was really speaking of that special descendant promised to Bruh David’s line; the Messiah, the Mighty One, who’d vanquish all the earth. He thus admonishes: ‘Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling.’ (Ps.2:10-11) Friends, that same advice stands today, and we have the advantage of factual evidence that the Messiah came in the form of Jesus, but it also means we have no excuses to not fear, serve and rejoice in His Name. The people of old could say that it was only talk, but we now know it for a fact. Unfortunately, not enough people are doing as Psalm 2 warns: ‘Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little.’ Oh Friends, it only takes a little of His anger to cause us to perish and it’s borne out in John’s Revelation when the seals were opened. After the Lamb opened the sixth seal…Wow! ‘And lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood. And the kings of the earth…the great men…the rich men…chief captains…mighty men…every bondman and every freeman hid themselves in the dens (caves) and in the rocks of the mountains. And said to the mountains and rocks. Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?’ (Rev.6:12,15-17) Oh Friends, it will be such a terrible day that the unbelievers will even wish the rocks and mountains to fall on them and save them from seeing God’s face. But people, that’s impossible, for we may run, but we can never hide from our Creator. And as to the question, ‘who shall be able to stand?’ The obvious answer is the believer in and follower of the Risen Lamb. ‘Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.’ Yes my brethren, unless we have trusted in the Saviour, come the judgement day, it’ll be a sad, sorry, sorrowful time. And that’s one of the many things we learn from living a long, useful and productive life; you only reap what you sow. So if you sow ungodliness and unbelief, then the wrath of the Lamb is what you’ll eventually reap. Bruh David acknowledged it after he narrowly escaped death at the hands of Saul and his cohorts. (1 Sam.21:10-15) In Psalm 34, ‘The Lord hears the righteous,’ he boldly declares: ‘The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.’ (Ps.34: 22) Oh my people, only in the Most High God Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is there life, safety and protection from the evil forces of darkness that populate this world. Therefore, let’s all rise up now, like Bruh David did, and say with great conviction, in one loud voice: ‘But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that LOVE thy name be joyful in thee. For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass (surround) him as with a shield.’ (Ps.5:11-12) Amen! Friends, with those wonderful words of hope, faith, surety and protection flowing thorough our souls, let’s all remember that as believers we’re meant to share our faith, share the good news of Jesus with others, so that they too can avoid the Lamb’s wrath at the judgement time. We need to give them an opportunity also to ‘Kiss the Son.’ Much LOVE!…Jesus…the Lamb of God…my Saviour…King…Guide…and Protector…
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