Kiss the Son

As I write this the nations are raging.  Russia has invaded Ukraine, all the other nations are proposing sanctions and making threats.  Nobody knows how to resolve the tension.  Almost the entire world is opposed to this act of aggression but nobody knows how to solve anything, at least not while I am writing this.  After World War II we established the United Nations with the intent of resolving world conflicts and problems.  Since that was established there has been the Korean War, Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the war on terrorism.  The Afghan war ended in a total bust.  And these are only the few that come to mind. There have been more. 

When I am tempted to get caught up in this I turn to the lessons of Psalm 2 written before Christ walked this Earth and yet it talks about Him being the King that God has established. 

Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.  He who sits in the heavens laughs, the Lord holds them in derision.  Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, “As for me, I have set my King on Zion my holy hill.  I will tell of the decree. The Lord said to me, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you.  Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.  You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.  Now therefore, O kings be wise, be warned, O rulers of the earth.  Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.  Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the Way, for His wrath is quickly kindled.  Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

During the dark days of WWII there was a godly man by the name of Rees Howells who was the founder and president of a Bible College in Wales.  In his biography they included a portion of his diary in which he would write the date and what he was called by God to pray for. He would also call his students to pray.  One example was how when Rommel and his troops were moving through Africa conquering at rapid speed God called Howell to pray and the next day they read in the newspaper that in an unexplained way Rommel was stopped. This was one example of many of how they prayed and God moved. 

Here are some real truths from Psalm 2.  There is only One who has true claim to this Earth and that is Christ.  Putin and all other government leaders across the globe are squatters with no real claim to anything.  Many today spend hours trying to figure out what the Democrats or the Republicans are up to as though they have the right to lay claim to any part of the world.  They don’t, God laughs at all their arrogant claims to His domain.  He has already established His Son as the King.  Christ reigns and He encouraged us to pray, that this eternal reality of the Kingdom (thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven) will become a visible reality. 

When we see the armies of this world wreaking havoc on others, our prayer should be like that of Elisha in II Kings 6:15-17

When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold an army with horses and chariots was all around the city.  And the servant said, “Alas my Master! What shall we do?” He said, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” So, the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 

“Lord, my prayer is, you have established your Son as King. You laugh, meaning that you are not confused, troubled or perplexed by anything around us.  Revelation is Your book that tells us that what You promised in Psalm 2 is happening and will happen. So, in the midst of chaos, and sin, and evil we ask that You would open our eyes to the reality that you are surrounding all of these things and as Elisha prayed that the army of the world would be struck down with blindness and defeated. May you intervene to accomplish Your will and plan.  In our personal struggles as well as the world’s may we see that You are not for a second deterred from your mission to bring peace in Your time.  Open our eyes!”

©2026 David W. Drake, President, Renewed Hope, Inc.