Compare that with what we just saw in Daniel 4: “He giveth [positions of leadership] to whomsoever he will....” Or, “I’m God and I make the decisions around here!”
So which is it? The people make the decisions—or—God does?
To answer that, keep in mind that God is a God of covenant. When it comes to dealing with His covenant people and deciding who is going to fill a position of leadership, God is not looking to the heathen—those who are not in covenant with Him—to make the decision. He’s looking to His people to do it.
Despite what most believers think, when it comes down to deciding who is going to be placed in any role of authority, the only time the heathen have any say in it is when the people of God hand over their authority to them—as Adam did in the Garden of Eden—or simply do not exercise it, which is the same thing.
I know that’s a strong statement. But look at The WORD. God was very clear when He said, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14).
Notice that He didn’t say anything about the heathen. He didn’t say, “If the whole nation shall humble itself, and pray...then I will heal their land.” No. He said, “If my people....” That’s the Church. He’s talking about you and me.
Down With the King!
When the people of God choose sin—when they choose to pursue every diabolical thing you can think of, or allow it to exist by not doing anything about it—God will rule in the affairs of men. He will give His covenant people what they want, just as He did Israel.
But remember His warning to them? “And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen” (1 Samuel 8:18).
I once asked The LORD how He expected us, as believers, to go about choosing political candidates. He responded by asking me a question: 'Did you ever notice that people who support abortion, those who have a lifestyle of some sort of perversion, and those who walk the borderline of the law all the time, are never split between political candidates?'
He was right. In all my years, the supporters of abortion, the backers of pornography, those who are involved in homosexuality and other perversions, and the users of drugs and alcohol have all pulled together when it comes down to any kind of election.
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