“Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising futile plans?

The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers take counsel together

against the Lord and against His Anointed One.”

“Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising futile plans?The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against His Anointed One”

God’s Word in Psalm 2 is very topical for this time. We live in a time of mass apostasy from God; God’s laws are being destroyed by supranational institutions (see Lisbon Treaty in place of Ten Commandments) as well as by the apostate Pope Bergoglio. In his exhortation Amoris Laetitia, he eliminates objective moral principles and de facto calls for apostasy from God. The psalmist asks: Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising futile plans – quarantine, vaccines, microchip implants, artificial intelligence, depopulation…? Moreover, these are not just futile plans, but literally suicidal plans! Why? Because God’s laws have been abandoned.

“Blessed is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, take

the path of sinners, or join the company of mockers.”

“Blessed is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, take the path of sinners, or join the company of mockers.”

The Book of Psalms begins with these words. It points to a blessed man who has taken an attitude of three “noes” towards unwise and wicked people.

1) … does not follow the advice of the wicked

Wicked or ungodly people respect neither conscience nor justice towards others. They do not submit to God, and therefore their god is their ego and the things that suit them alone. They do not care about seeking and doing God’s will in their lives, and so it will do no good to follow their advice.

2) … does not take the path of sinners

A sinner can perhaps have a sort of weak faith, but this faith plays no crucial role in his life. He has become a slave to a particular sin, and sinful dependence takes priority in his way of thinking and way of life.

“For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities

nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth,

nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God

which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

“As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long;

we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”

Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”

As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

The verse begins with the words: “As it is written.” Where is it written in Scripture? In Psalm 44:23: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” The Apostle Paul tells of his personal experience: “To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. And we labour, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.” (1Cor 4:11-13) And in another place he says: “For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.” (2Cor 4:11) “And why do we stand in jeopardy every hour? I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus, I die daily.” (1Cor 15:30-31)

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation,

or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

When doubts come upon us or when we fall into sin, yet we do not abide in it but repent, the Word of God applies to us: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?” None of this can separate us from the love of God. Neither evil angels, nor all hell with demons, nor various occult energies, nor deceitful people serving the devil. The only thing that can separate us is our pride and our unbelief which we align ourselves with and obey. If, however, we convict pride with the truth, even these temptations and trials finally strengthen us in Christ and the truth. Then it is true: If we are in Christ through repentance, nothing shall separate us from His love.

“Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the One who died – more than that,

who was raised – who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.”

Holy Scripture assures us that we who have been chosen, that is, who have received Jesus Christ, cannot be accused by anyone before God because God justifies us. Furthermore, it says that no one can condemn us either, because Jesus Christ who died and was raised for us is at the right hand of God and is interceding for us. This is the essence of the good news.

“And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.” (1Jn 5:11-13)

We must know that we have eternal life. And we must also know that this eternal life is in Christ Jesus, that the condition of salvation is to have the Lord Jesus. On the other hand, those who do not have Him, that is, who have rejected Him by unbelief, do not have eternal life.

“He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all,

how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?”

He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

There is a worldwide quarantine these days, people are watching the mass media, and they are in fear and panic; however, this word of God fills our souls with confidence and peace. It shows the infinite love of God for each of us which He already made manifest when He gave us life, breathing His spirit into us and making us in His likeness. But He loved us more, and after we had sinned He gave His only begotten Son for us to redeem us from our sins. What more could God give us?! And in addition to that, with Jesus He gives us all heaven and makes us partakers of eternal happiness.

“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

When is God for us? When we are with Him, turn to Him, and give Him our sins and our weaknesses. He gave His Son for us to redeem us. Therefore, we should not wait until we go to confession or think that we will confess to a priest before death. Let us give even our small sins to God immediately. If we have told a minor lie or committed a minor evil, let us make an act of contrition within a few seconds in spirit as soon as we become aware of it. We can say, “Lord, have mercy!” and look in spirit at the cross of Christ with faith. In the precious blood of Jesus our sins are forgiven and our union with God restored. Then the words which we reflected on for the past two weeks are true about us: “All things work together for good to those who love God.” In this intimate relationship with God through the Lord Jesus Christ, we need not be afraid of illness or persecution, ridicule or death, demonic attacks or attacks by evil people, or apocalyptic times. If we love God, all these things work together for our good, because God is for us, and if He is for us, we have nothing to fear. If God is for us, who can be against us? Our task is to do our utmost to be with Him. He is with us all the days of our life, but we ususally forget God’s presence. We forget to enter into union with Him by admitting even our small sins and bringing them to the cross of Christ.

«And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God,

to those who are the called according to His purpose.»