The Glitch

Date: Friday, January 2, 2026

Genesis 3 is the ultimate everything went wrong moment. We often talk about the Fall like it’s just a he-said, she-said story about a piece of fruit, but it’s really about the fundamental glitch in the human heart: the desire to be our own authority. We didn’t just break a rule; we tried to stage a coup. The tragedy isn’t just that they ate; it’s that they hid. The moment we decide we know better than God, we find ourselves naked, ashamed, and blaming everyone else for our mess. It’s a cycle we’ve been repeating for millennia.

But then we have Psalm 2. The world is in an uproar, the kings of the earth are plotting, and the nations are raging against God’s authority. Sound familiar? It’s the political and social manifestation of the heart condition we see in the Garden. But Psalm 2 gives us a reality check: God isn’t biting His nails in heaven. He has installed His King on Zion. While Genesis 3 shows us the curse, Psalm 2 points us to the One who breaks the curse with a rod of iron and an invitation of grace.

Calling ourselves progressive or conservative is easy, cheap, and unoriginal. Rhetoric is cheap. But identifying with the Gospel costs more, much more. It means owning that we’re more broken than we want to admit, and more loved than we could ever imagine. The rebellion didn’t win. The King is on the throne. The question isn’t whether God is in control; it’s whether we’re willing to stop hiding in the bushes and pretending. True wisdom and freedom is found in surrendering the throne of our own life to the only One who actually knows how to rule.

Devotional Prompts:

When you mess up, is your first instinct to hide from God or to run to Him?
Identify one forbidden fruit in your life right now; something you think will give you wisdom, power, or pleasure, but is actually leading to shame.
How does the sovereignty of God in Psalm 2 provide peace in the midst of global or personal turmoil?
In what ways are you currently raging against God’s boundaries in your life? (be honest with yourself)

Prayer: Lord Jesus, I admit that I often try to sit on the throne of my own life. Forgive me for my rebellion and for the ways I hide from You in shame. I acknowledge You as my King today; let Your Kingdom come into my heart as it is in heaven. Amen.