"Why are the nations in an uproar, and the peoples devising a vain thing? The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against His Anointed (saying): 'Let us tear their fetters apart, and cast away their cords from us!'" ~ NASB
Wow, this certainly caught my attention. It seems prophetic, and perhaps it is. I broke this down as I was reading it, and looked up some of the words in an online concordance because I was curious about some of the context meanings. Here's what I found:
For verse one, I thought the beginning was pretty self explanatory. The whole world seems to always be in an uproar over something, the world is not a content and happy place. The second part I was curious about though. I looked up the words devising and vain. Devising more specifically refers to dwelling on or thinking about, considering. I was actually a little surprised by the translations I got for vain. Vain in this context means pointless, without purpose. How right this passage seems now! Sometimes I'm amazed at how pointless the things people choose to focus on really are. Even as a Christian I find myself thinking about things that don't really matter.
I thought verse two was very interesting and rather poignant. The leaders of the world set themselves. I looked up "set" and found that it means to put oneself in place. So this says, "the leaders of the world put themselves in place." I think this is a reference back to when God was the one who anointed kings. Now, we put who we want in-charge. God isn't even consulted in the matter, except sometimes as an empty gesture.
I looked at the last part in one big section. the leaders of the world consult with each other to figure out how they can limit the power of Christians, especially where their leadership is concerned. Not so long ago, leaders valued the input of Christian advisers to help them lead. They valued Christian morality. This is no longer the case. The world no longer cares about Christian morality. This can be seen in advertisements, entertainment, and many other mediums.
I stopped my devotion there for today, but I wanted a sneak peek, if you will, of tomorrow, and here it is. God laughs at them.
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