Psalm 2 MidWeek Prayer Devotion

Psalm 2:1-12 (ESV)
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? [2] The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, [3] "Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us."
[4] He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. [5] Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,
[6] "As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill."
[7] I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, "You are my Son; today I have begotten you. [8] Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. [9] You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."
[10] Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. [11] Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. [12] 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.

If we look around the world today, we see nations still plotting in vain and raging against the true God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Rulers and countries make it illegal to be a Christian. Men, women, and children around the world put their lives on the line because of the saving work of Jesus Christ. In our own land, we do not see this kind of persecution from the government, but we see a building resistance to Christianity in our land in the removal of the Ten Commandments and prayer from schools, and of Christmas and Easter displays from the public arena.
But “He who sits in the heavens laughs.” Many have tried and will try to frustrate or even stop the plans and purposes of The Lord God Almighty, but He laughs at them. Our God knows the real situation.
Jesus Christ has been given the nations as a heritage. They are His to rule. He alone is King and ruler of all. He is the King that sits enthroned on God’s throne. His plans can not be thwarted or crushed.
How should these truths affect our prayer?
1) We ought to pray for those lands that are closed to the Gospel of Jesus Christ because of governmental controls, or where being a Christian is illegal. Pray that the Word of the Lord would spread mightily in these lands. Pray that the Lord would strengthen those undergoing persecution, and that the plans of men would be overruled by the will of God.
2) Pray for revival in our land. As our country continues to stray from Christian principles and true faith in Jesus Christ, pray that the Lord will once again sweep through our land with Gospel fire. That we would once again become “one nation under God.”
3) Pray for those servants of the Lord around the world who faithfully service Jesus Christ despite the cost to themselves because they understand what is at stake.