PSALM 2 { Merry Christmas :) }

Want to say Merry Christmas to everyone!! :)

Today I'm reading from PSALM 2, It's a tad longer then yesterday, but I'm gunna go for it!!
Let's see...


PSALM 2
" Why do the nations rebel and the people plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers conspire together against the Lord and His Anointed One: "Let us tear off their chains and free ourselves from their restraints." The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord ridicules them. Then He speaks to them in His anger and terrifies them in His wrath: "I have consecrated My King on Zion, My holy mountain," I will declare this is the Lord's decree: He said to Me, "You are My Son; today I have become your Father. Ask of Me, and I will make nations You inheritance and the ends of the earth Your possession. You will break them with a rod of iron; You will shatter them like pottery." So now kings, be wise; receive instruction, you judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with reverential awe, and rejoice with trembling. Pay homage to the Son, or He will be angry, and you will perish in your rebellion, for His anger may ignite at any moment. All those who take refuge in Him are happy."


I feel like these are some pretty heavy verses. I can definitely see how someone who has not learned enough about God, or someone who hasn't read enough of the Bible could read this chapter and say that God is just an angry God punishing the people he created.
But He Loves us. He sees what we have made of His creation and it upsets Him because he wants SO much better for us. When I do things that are against His will for my life and for my own flesh and desires I can see why that makes Him angry, and it's righteous anger! If I were to paint a huge painting, and it was my best work, I put all I had into it, and gave it as much thought possible and it was PERFECT, and FLAWLESS, then someone were to come along and completely ruin it, cut it, slice it, smear dirt on it, etc etc right before my eyes.......I would be angry. I'm pretty sure anyone would be angry. That is the picture that comes to my mind when reading this. Unfortunately, being the sinners that we are we have destroyed the perfect world that God has created. We make unwise decision. We decide off of what WE want not what GOD wants and that's where the ruin comes in.
But thankfully He sent His Son. Jesus Christ. to die for us and erase ALL of the ruin....ALL of it!!!!!
HOW WONDERFUL IS THAT!?
That is what we're celebrating at this time of year, what we should actually celebrate every day of the year. God came down to earth as a child and grew up among us, living a perfect life, and paid the ultimate price just so we could be with him forever.
So in knowing all that, I cannot see God as an angry God in heaven punishing us. I can only know that He loves me more than I will or can ever truly understand and He wants me. He wants to be with me, and when I  let things get in the way of that and reject that Love....He has a reason to be angry. But everyday I will try to "take refuge in Him" and abide in His Word and Psalm 2 tells me that if I do that I will be happy :)