Thy mercy, my God, is the theme
of my song. Welcome, friends, to another
broadcast of the Mosias for Zions 4. Quite often it is true that
men take pride in the very things that should remind them of their
shame. This is nowhere seen more clearly than in some glory in
earthly governments, confusing and mistaking patriotism for
godliness. The necessity of earthly governments
only arises due to the depravity of the natural man. If men were
not sinners, there would be no need for such institutions. As
Paul said, knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous
man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly
and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers
and murderers of mothers, for manslayers. Yet due to this innate
corruption which is bound in the nature of men, the world
would soon devolve into chaos and destruction had not the Lord
set these laws and powers in place for the purpose of establishing
order. But we see corruption even in
these governments as they are ruled by the same sort of men
that they have been ordained to control. Their pride is seen
as each nation upon the earth is vying for a position of power
and honor among the nations. This desire mirrors the desires
of the individuals that make up those nations as each one
seeks his own benefit. While there is often a pecking
order among nations, the leaders of each one are jockeying for
a higher position in that pecking order. This is simply the way
of men, and we are not surprised as we see this dance of ascendancy
occurring day by day. The stronger nations believe
that they have achieved this place of strength by their own
power, will, and wisdom, even as most men think they have attained
success by their own efforts and ability. The scripture is
clear that nations rise and fall according to the sovereign pleasure
of an almighty and unchangeable God. The king's heart is in the
hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water he turneth it whithersoever
he will. How glorious is the one who sitteth
in the heavens, and has those in contempt who will not give
him all glory, and who think they shall determine their own
course! Some nations even boast of their godliness, glorying
in their heritage and declaring that they are on God's side,
or vice versa. No nation is of any consequence
before him who forms the light and creates the darkness. Behold,
the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
the small dust of the balance. All nations before Him are as
nothing, and they are counted to Him less than nothing, and
vanity. How foolish is it then for men
to glory in any government but that which is of, through, and
by Jesus Christ. He alone is the King of His holy
nation, and He will not share that glory with another. The
Lord has used the panorama of history to display His sovereign
prerogative to do with His own as He pleases. In this display,
He has raised up countless nations in order to fulfill His purpose
and ultimately bring glory to His name, both in their ascendancy
to power and in their destruction by His own hand, as it hath pleased
Him. This was revealed to Daniel,
who said, And he changeth the times and the seasons, he removeth
kings, and setteth up kings. He used Egypt to feed the house
of Jacob, and then used them to enslave Jacob. Yet Paul clearly
states the Lord's purpose in raising up Pharaoh to power.
Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might
show my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout
all the earth. Thus he raised up Pharaoh and
Egypt to power that he might destroy him, as he would demonstrate
the deliverance of his people out of bondage by the same hand.
giving them the land of promise. After a season, he raised up
the Babylonians to enslave Israel. Yet when he was done with the
Babylonians, he raised up Cyrus the Persian to conquer them.
All nations are subject to his purpose for them, and their reign
upon the earth is temporary in all cases. This is so that he
might magnify the glory of his grace in the establishment of
the kingdom of Christ, which shall never pass away. For Christ
hath subdued all of his enemies, and shall forever reign as the
King of kings and Lord of lords. He inhabits no corruptible throne
which could ever be discovered in this world by carnal men,
but rather sits upon the eternal throne of his everlasting kingdom.
The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom
ruleth over all. To which kingdom is your allegiance
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