“Do
not rejoice, Philistia, because the rod that struck you is broken.” Isaiah
14:29
Ahaz was one of the most wicked
kings to ever rule over Judah. He desecrated the temple and repeatedly rejected
the grace of God. Still he had been used by God to discipline the neighboring
nations for their sins. When Ahaz died those nations thought they would be free
from punishment, but they were wrong. The punishment had come from God, not
Ahaz.
Do we hope to rejoice when corrupt
leaders are voted out of office in America? Do we anticipate that new leaders
will inflict on us less judgment from God than the old corrupt ones did? If a
nation is being punished for its many grave sins, the punishment won’t end
until there is repentance and confession of those sins. Rulers alone are not to
blame for the discomfort of the pain they inflict. God is the true judge and
punisher of sin. It is His displeasure alone that matters and it is our sins
that need to be confessed and forgiven.
Dear Father, Let us not expect men
to free us from the right punishment for the sin that offends you. Amen.
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