Isaiah 14:27; 16:5; 17:13: "For the LORD Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back? . . . . In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it-one from the house of David- one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness . . . . Although the peoples roar like the roar of surging waters, when he rebukes them they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweed before a gale."
Whenever we as followers of Jesus Christ look at our world with its global unrest and ubiquitous profligacy we quickly can lose hope in our future. Despondency settles into our spirits leaving us with fearful expectations of what is to come. We lose the joy of our salvation, because in our faithless disposition, we begin to wonder if God is in fact the Sovereign One that He claims to be. These spiritual wars that we face need to be challenged by the truth of God's Word; in fact, we know from the Scriptures that our faith is fueled in the hearing of God's precious Holy Word (see Romans 10:17).
In the above cited Scriptures, we are able to see that no person, thing, or spiritual being will be able to thwart the purposes of God. Whereas God has permitted evil to exist in the world, His ultimate purpose is being accomplished through the establishment of the eternal Sovereign throne of Jesus Christ, who will be the Faithful Judge "seeking justice and speeding the cause of righteousness." Even though the nations would attempt to challenge the purposes of the Lord through their reckless, wicked rebellion to His rightful Lordship, in the end they will be destroyed. God's act of eternal redemption for those who have surrendered themselves to His Lordship and His righteous wrath poured out upon those who have challenged His Lordship will continue to be revealed until the Final Day of the Lord!
With this blessed assurance that has been given to us through the Word of God, let us not become weary in our obedience to the Lord, "for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" (Galatians 6:9). Let us not become discouraged at the events unfolding in our world, but let us ever have the bold determination to be the faithful followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let us be the instruments that He uses to reflect His glorious light of truth to the darkened world around us. Let us glorify Him, knowing that our eternal purpose will be to praise Him as Our Sovereign King.
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