365 Reflections

Tonight is a State of the Union address from one of the most secular Presidents in US history. Honestly, I didn't watch. I don't have to. I know what it will be... more promises, more aggrandizing, more posturing for a better results in the midterm elections due this fall. But no matter what happens in Washington DC. God has the same response. Laughter. One of my favorite Psalms is Psalm 2. It's a Royal Psalm, written about David, the King of Israel. The Lord has established his anointed King. Who can stand against him? Well, that was before Jesus. And today we understand Jesus is the Lord's anointed King who shall never lose His throne. But the enthronement of Jesus is not the disappearance of those who rebel. Psalm 2:1–3 (ESV)  Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away th...

Some people wondered if Jesus was related to David... Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said, "Can this be the Son of David?" (Matthew 12:22, 23 ESV) From this passage you can see why. David was the conquering fighting general, commander, and king of the armies of the Lord. David fought, killed and murdered thousands of people. David delivered Israel with war and bloodshed. Jesus delivers through gentle compassion, grace, mercy and ultimately by dying Himself. Where David took life, Jesus gave his life. Where David killed Goliath with his sword, Jesus took the sword. The good news is - Jesus came to deal with our real enemy - death and the devil.  So he casts out demons.  Interesting to note... David is the only person in the Old Testament recorded to have silenced a demon.  In 1 Samuel 16:14-23 - David sings for Saul who is tormented by a...