Friday; April 30
Do we get the feeling that our world is at odds with God? Maybe we could take it one step further – and make it more personal – and ask if our nation and the policymakers are trying to overthrow God? I hear people criticizing our nation and lamenting that modern secular leadership is destroying godliness. I don’t have time to fully debate this in the space allotted for this blog, but one thing that I will say is that if anyone wants to challenge God, He is big enough to hold His own. Powerful leaders have confronted God throughout history and He has always come out on top. David addressed this issue by observing, “Why are the nations in an uproar and the peoples devising a vain thing? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, ‘Let us tear their fetters apart and cast away their cords from us!’” (Psalm 2:1-3), then issued a pointed warning, “Now therefore, O kings, show discernment; take warning,