Let me say simply today that God is in charge.
He orders the universe and he subdues. When he
subdues, he places those he has subdued under
his people. The church bears the authority of
the Lord, not civic governments. Psalm 47 .3
says as follows, He, that's God, subdues people
under us and puts all nations under our feet.
God ordered Israel as essentially a theocracy,
with God really being the boss. And now the church
has God as the boss. Some people aren't thoughtful
about getting to heaven when they die or even
about being obedient to the God of the universe.
But even that does not free them from this dynamic.
God has chosen for himself those he has chosen.
And in so doing, he has ordered the universe
to put all men at just the right time under their
feet. When Jesus comes again, this will become
very clear as people of God, saved through Jesus,
will be rushing into the eternal kingdom and
everyone else will suffer the fate prepared for
them. I would just encourage you today, it is
resolved. And you know it. In your heart of hearts,
you know it is resolved. You know the true order
of things. And these seeming temporal difficulties
are just that, seeming and temporal. Choose truth.
Choose eternity. Trust God.