Ezra 1:2-4
“Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and rebuild the house of the Lord, the God of Israel—he is the God who is in Jerusalem. And let each survivor, in whatever place he sojourns, be assisted by the men of his place with silver and gold, with goods and with beasts, besides freewill offerings for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.”
Tag: The Kings Heart is in the Hand of the Lord
Before we can really grasp the truth and power in the above passage, we should read this proverb from the hand of King Solomon, written 300-400 years before what we read above:
Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
he turns it wherever he will.
God is in control!! This devotional is being written the morning of the mid-term elections in 2016. The news has bee feverous for the past month. The political ranker unparalleled. The partisanship unequalled. If someone were to spend their entire days listening to pundits prognosticate about the results they would never hear them all.
Yet, in the midst of al this noises turbulence, this small, still voice of God can be heard in the above passage. As believers we can participate in the political election with a sense of confidence that as God turned the heart of the King of Persia to be friendly and warm to His people, so God can turn the hearts of voters to put in authority and power those God chooses. The unbelieving world believes that they are in control of their own destiny. And, in regard to their salvation, their rejection of Christ, they are. But, in the affairs of the state, God is directing the hearts of leaders to accomplish His Devine Plan - the establishment of God’s Kingdom on this earth. God is in charge not the voters. God knows what will happen in ever election before it happens, not the pollsters. God has the platform that needs to be run, not the party leaders. And God has the power, not the people who vote. We should take part in the political process because God has enabled us to live in a land that grants us a vote. But, the truth of the matter is, our votes are tallied before hand by God to accomplish the purpose He wants to accomplish. The kings heart is in the hand of the Lord.
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