You are My Son

Psalm 2 is a recurring prophecy. Yes, it talks of the victory of the cross, even of the victory of the lamb slain before the foundation of the earth (Rev 13:8). But it also speaks of its effects and truth today. Today, also the Father begets the Son. Today also, nations rage against Him. Today also His might and victory are manifested in the midst of shady politics and nations plotting against Christians. Today also His laughter and joy are made manifest in the midst of persecution and tragedy.

"You are My Son, Today I have begotten You." (Psalm 2:7)

Let's talk about "Today" or "This DAY". Throughout the Bible and especially in the letter to the Hebrews, we notice of this notion of a "day" unlike any other day not only because of its place in the timeline of human history but because of its eternal nature, which also happens to intersect with the timeline of human history some 2000 years ago, but also is attainable today! If that didn't mess with your head, it means you know exactly what I'm talking about. There is an eternal "day" in which we can step as we approach the cross with faith and find ourselves before the tree of life in the garden of Eden in the first day, and before the throne of grace, as well as before the judgment seat of Christ in the last day.

In Antioch, Paul proclaimed the Good News which God had promised their ancestors quoting Psalm 2:7 and saying: "God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay." (Acts 13:34)

In the Old Testament, a notable event is when the people of Israel came across all the armies of the Kings in the land promised to be theirs by God. Joshua ordered the moon and the sun to stand still and the Lord fought their battle. The Bible says that there was no day like that day and that there will never be one like it when the Lord heard the voice of a man and fought for Israel. (Joshua 10:14)

We read in the first chapter of the letter to the Hebrews, a description of the Son, who after atoning the sins of the world, sat at the right hand of the Father receiving a much higher inheritance than that of angels, fulfilling the same prophecy in Psalm 2:7. Later on, in the same letter, we read: "Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, “You are my Son; today I have begotten You.”" (Heb 5:5)

It is obvious that the scriptures point to an absolute, eternal and objective reality of the resurrection of Christ, as being not a mere subjective event in the timeline of humanity, but more importantly a superior and eternal "Day" in the life of the eternal and triune God.

In Christ, God reconciled the world to himself (2 Cor 5:19) and that DAY is the day for all of us to enter into today. Therefore, the resurrection is a far greater reality than what we perceive as reality in our earthly understanding. Paul in his second letter to the Corinthians, talking about the resurrection says that we are not groaning in these earthly vessels wanting to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly resurrection bodies so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life. (2 Cor 5:4)

Therefore, it is clear that these rantings and these groanings, and this life of prayer and ministry is an invitation of the blessings of that eternal day into our present day and circumstances, it is an inviting of the power of resurrection into our world's decay. It is an invitation of the power of the Spirit through whom the Father begets the Son eternally, into our fallen world, relationships and nations. God bless you.