The Most High Rules in the Kingdom of Men

"The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of men." Dan 4:17

In these past few days, tempers have flared as Facebook friendships have been terminated and other, more drastic measures have been taken against those of opposing viewpoints. To label this past week’s events as controversial is to put it mildly.

It hard for many of us not to get swept along in this wave of negativity. It is hard for us to remember that it is not for us to decide or to worry about the future of the nation we live in - whether it be the States or any other nation on this earth. The fate and fortitude of this world rests in God's Hands, and we should not stress over its future.

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jer 29:11)

Many of you, on the day of the election, posted the above verse on your pages as a reminder to your fellow Christadelphians. A reminder not to worry. A reminder that God has everything under control. And a reminder I wish to accentuate.

The events of this election, its results - and of every election previous - are of the Hand of God. No matter your opinion of its outcome, the LORD chose the U.S.’s newest President Elect for His purpose. And ultimately, the future president of the States, is the right one - because the Most High chose to work through him.

Pharaoh also seemed like a pretty unorthodox choice as a Gentile ruler through whom God was going to work. When it came to the Israelites’ chances of being freed from bondage, Pharaoh kept those odds very slim. But God works through slim odds and unlikely choices to further His Plan. It is His work through the unlikely that we see His miracles. If the Pharaoh of the time of the Exodus was a man like Cyrus the Great, God’s Glory could not have spread through the land of Canaan and its inhabitants would not have known His power.

But God had chosen Pharaoh to be the force through which He  would make himself known. It was because of Pharaoh - specifically of God’s Hand in his actions - that the nations surrounding the newly freed Israel knew who the LORD Almighty was.

How different is this present time different from then? God works through what may seem unlikely to our minds. Perhaps this power shift in the States will be the catalyst we have waited nearly 60 years for. Maybe the long-anticipated events of Bible Prophecy can finally take place - the ones that wouldn't have happened in the present way of things. We can not know for sure.

And that specifically is what we need to keep in mind. We cannot know God’s Plan and His strategy towards it. For His thoughts are not our thoughts and His ways are not our ways. (Isa 55:8-9) We know His plan is for the whole world to know the Glory of the LORD (Hab 2:14) and every moment in this life is working up to that awe-inspiring goal.

We must trust that He knows what He is doing. Just like in any other situation. We must have faith. Whether we like the prospects of the nation or not, whether we have hope for its future, whether we agree with this change or not, we must continually remember this is all for the furthering of God’s Plan.

“But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.” (Phil 3:20-21)

The Almighty is setting the stage for Christ to return, my brothers and sisters, and I cannot help but feel myself growing a little more excited every time I think of it. Christ is coming soon! We just must have faith that God will get us there!

We will all be changed, in a moment grasped in time, in the twinkling of an eye. The dead shall all arise, at the trumpet’s final call, then God is all in all.

We turned and saw the earth, the wilderness blossom and bloom.

In the Hope of Israel, 

Mikaelah B 

 "For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness." Psalms 84:10