During the formative years of the early church four Caesars reigned in Rome: Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero. Those Christians who lived during that era were taught to “honor the king.” They didn’t have to like him. We now have a leader, a ruler, if you will, whom many do not like. But let’s refrain from speaking evil of the man. “It is written, ‘Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.'” (See Acts 23:5). God cautions that His thoughts are not our thoughts. (See Isaiah 55:8).
I am not troubled about what tomorrow holds for America. America might even delay the Islamic encroachment in America for a few years. Who knows? Islam WILL have its successes and defeats in this country, but its spread across the land WILL continue. Still l am not worried. True believers know that they are but pilgrims in this land, immigrants, if you will. We are sojourners, wayfarers, aliens on this earth. There’s an old hymn that says, “This world is not my home; I’m just a’ passing through…” Que sera sera….whatever will be, will be.”
God’s Word promises, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusts in thee.” (Isaiah 26:3) We need not be in a tizzy about anything. My mother had an Ethel Waters album. There was a song on that album that had the line, “Well, it’s wonderful to have God for a partner as He will always be by your side.” If He isn’t, we are the one who moved. He didn’t. God stands on His square and bids us come over and stand on it with Him. We join Him on His square. He doesn’t move over to ours. We just need to study God’s Word energetically so that we always know which square He is standing on. Is He on the Sunday square or the Sabbath square? Is He on the “only believe” square or the “keep the commandments” square? If we move to the wrong square, it might well be crowded with others. But that is not proof we are on the right square. In fact, that might well indicate that we are standing on the wrong square. It has taken me the better part of seven decades to get to the right square, and I ain’t moving.
Christ’s Faithful Servant (Galatians 1:10-12),
Donald Wiley