Psalms 9:5-6 (ESV)
5 You have rebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish;
you have blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins;
their cities you rooted out;
the very memory of them has perished.
Psalms 9:15-16 (ESV)
15 The nations have sunk in the pit that they made;
in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.
16 The LORD has made himself known; he has executed judgment;
the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah
God is in tune with the “nations.” When we watch our news coverage we might not think God has any control over these national leaders. They seem to act with feelings of impunity. There is no one who is seemingly holding them accountable. In most nations, no one in the nation is. In democratic nations, it is supposed that the people hold them accountable by their vote. But, as we watch the wayward way they lead they seem to act as though they answer to no one.
But, in the above passages, written by King David, God gives us a better view point. There may not be any real earthly checks and balances, but, in truth, God is at the helm. It is God who will hold all nations accountable. It will not be in our time frame, but we can rejoice that it will be in His. The very mire they create for those in their nations, will be the pit that traps them. They, as David states, will be caught by the net they set for others, around their own foot. They will be “snared in the work of their own hands.” God will so punish the nations that their memories will be blotted out. We live in such egotistical times and the rich and powerful believe their names will be perpetuated forever. However, the real truth is that God will wipe away those who reject Him and they will be remembered no more. When we watch and read the news coverage about the powerful and those who rule the nations, be rejoicing that God is in control. They may not know it, but God knows it.
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