Today We are Sons of God

“⁷I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, ‘You are my Son; today I have begotten you.’” – Psalm 2:7 (ESV)

I admit that reading this verse and passage was a bit confusing until I took the time to study and be reminded by the commentary. “You are my Son” was spoken by God, to the people.

Remembering that the Psalms are “songs and prayers offered to God by the nation of Israel” (The Psalms Introduction, ESV), helps to put things in perspective. When the verse says, “The Lord said to me”, the “me” is the people and not really any one person. As noted above, “You” is referring to the people and therefore the one spoken to would be the people as well.

Begotten: “brought into existence by or as if by a parent” – Merriam-Webster Online

See the definition above of the word “begotten”. As of God I have been “brought into existence” as a son of God. I have been made heir as a child of God. And all of this happened as of “today”, when I accepted Christ as my Savior.

Only God can make me His and with my acceptance of the gift of salvation He has granted me kinship as His child. Today I am a son of God.

Are you able to say that you are a son of God? Will you look deeper into what that means? Will you accept the gift of salvation and become a son of God today?