And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. (Exodus 4:21)
I am not a pessimist, nor am I an optimist. I see myself as more of a realist. I analyze and evaluate things on a deeper rather than a superficial level. That is not to say that my perception is always accurate by any means, but I do try to assess things without relying on my emotions. That does not mean that I do not have or express emotion. However, I try not to allow emotions to influence my assessment of what I see taking place around me. In my analysis of the world around me, I do not rely on my experience because I have not experienced every situation that there is to experience. Rather, I evaluate things through the lens of God’s Word, which has something to say about every possible experience we may face. My worldview finds its basis in the Bible. Some may say that is a very narrowminded way to look at things, and it may be; however, I have found it to be accurate in every case.
The world is falling apart. The pessimist may want to give up and forgo any effort to improve his situation. He may turn off the news to avoid hearing another bad report. He may immerse himself in all sorts of distractions that drown out the clamor of doom and gloom. The optimist, on the other hand, appears oblivious to all that goes on around him, believing that it will all get better eventually. Because he knows that things will get better, he feels that he must do all in his power to improve the world around him like, saving the planet, saving the whales, feeding the hungry, etc. All the while, he fails to see that his efforts accomplish nothing, but he is happy in the knowledge that he is doing his part and things will get better, eventually.
Without going into specifics, we see the actions of world leaders (especially those of our own administration), and we wonder why in the world they do the things they do that only bring misery upon the peoples of the world. Then when certain leaders, like those of Israel, take the only sensible and logical actions in their self-defense and self-interest, the rest of the world rises up in protest against them. Anyone with the slightest bit of common sense understands that one side is right and the other is wrong. Yet, the protestors persist in their attacks on the righteous one. Why?
In our own country, we have the problem (among many others) of open borders. We are not the only country with this problem, but this is the one in which I live and which affects me directly. We have thousands of people crossing our southern border daily. They come in such great numbers that our border officials are overwhelmed by the invasion. It is a mistake to think that these are coming from Mexico only. Indeed, they come from all over the world, especially from countries that are hostile to our own. What is more frightening is that the majority of these invaders are young, military-age men, not poor families looking for a better life. Rather than stop the infiltration, our federal government gives them money, gives them phones (supposedly for tracking purposes), and puts them on commercial flights to destinations of their choice. Meanwhile, U.S. citizens must show I.D. and be subjected to x-ray screening of their bodies and luggage. These, on the other hand, walk right on with no screening or vetting whatsoever. They are not even given a health exam to ensure they are not carrying some contagious disease. Those with any common sense say, “That’s crazy!” Yet our President, says there is nothing he can do unless Congress passes a new law that increases the budget for border control, never mind that there are already sufficient immigration laws in place that need only to be enforced. By ignoring and failing to enforce current laws, the President is in violation of his constitutional obligations as President, and in many respects, his lack of action can be considered treasonous. Yet, he says there is nothing he can do about it.
So, we remain astonished at how our leaders appear powerless to solve problems that to the rest of us seem to have a very simple solution. The root of the problem goes deeper than what is obvious on the surface. The fact is that God’s plan for the world is working according to His purpose. Jan Markell has a saying that resounds in truth. She says, “Things are not falling apart, they are falling together.”
God did not leave us clueless about future events. “Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets” (Amos 3:7). Indeed, all the problems experienced around the world were foretold thousands of years ago in the pages of our Bible. There is coming a “New World Order” that will attempt to control all of the world. There already exists a cabal of world “elites” dedicated to bringing all the nations of the world under a one-world government. These include the United Nations, the World Economic Forum, and the World Health Organization, all working toward the common goal of unifying all the nations of the world under one governing body. That plan excludes any “super-power” nation. So, the demise of America meets that goal. So, when we consider the actions of our government that result in the weakening of our nation, the only thing that makes sense is that our leaders are in cahoots with the globalists of the world, and they aim to remove America’s super-power status so that they can assume control of the world without opposition.
“Well, that’s just un-American!” you protest. “Why would our leaders participate in the demise of our nation? Treason!” Why would they allow that? I believe Scripture answers the question. First of all, God has His plan, and His plan will supersede the plans of mankind. One way that He does this is by hardening the hearts of leaders so that they are impervious to the Word of God. We find a perfect example in the Book of Exodus.
The children of Israel had been captive in Egypt for over 400 years when God raised up Moses to deliver them from their captivity. Pharaoh’s heart was already hardened against his Hebrew slaves. They were essential to his economy. They provided much-needed labor. He had no sympathy for their harsh conditions. So, when God gave Moses his assignment, He prepared him for the opposition he would meet. “I will harden [Pharaoh’s] heart, that he shall not let the people go” (Exodus 4:21, emphasis mine). God had a plan to demonstrate His mighty power at Pharaoh’s expense. Pharaoh was already predisposed to the hardening of his heart, so God encouraged that attitude. That resulted in 10 terrible plagues upon Egypt that finally broke Pharaoh’s resolve.
In the same way, world leaders, including our own feckless President, have their hearts hardened against God. As Paul described in Romans, they “Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen” (Romans 1:25, emphasis mine). The “creature” is all of God’s creation which includes the planet, the climate, and mankind. Paul continues: “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient” (Romans 1:28, emphasis mine). A “reprobate mind” is one that is totally incapable of proper reasoning. So, when you see our leaders make decisions that have no basis in logic or reason, there is your answer. God has hardened their hearts.
I am not troubled by any of this. I am a realist. I see what is going on, but it does not worry me because I know God’s plan is being carried out, and His plan will prevail. He has this in control!
If you want to know more about what is coming, read my articles on Revelation. If you do not know the Savior, read my page on “Securing Eternal Life.”
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