Did you catch that news report of the fellow from Texas who shot at a teenager & is now up on attempted murder charges? A 14-year-old black student missed his bus & started walking to school but got lost. He decided to stop by a house & ask for directions. After ringing the doorbell, a guy bursts out the front door with a shotgun. The boy takes off across the lawn running for his life as the man raises his gun, takes aim & shoots. Fortunately, the boy was not hit. The man argued that he thought he was being robbed & that the gun accidentally went off because he tripped but the video showed a clear, deliberate action taken against a fleeing student. Here’s the kicker: it was all recorded on the man’s own doorbell camera.
We now live in a world where you must assume your every move is being recorded, if not watched. Actually, that’s always been the case. God sees, God knows.
Last week, we considered Psalm 1 & found it to be a blueprint for living a good life: not only being good but enjoying the best life has to offer. Today we move on to Psalm 2 where we catch a glimpse of God watching the Taliban, ISIS, Russia, North Korea & yes, the United States. How does He respond to threats against His laws, authority & people?