The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers, that struck the peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, that ruled the nations in anger with unrelenting persecution. (Isaiah 14:5,6 ESV)
Empires
Empires are easy to see in today’s world. They usually are. Mankind’s governments tend towards tyranny, and oppression, and even evil. Throughout history, human rule (and man’s inhumanity to man) tends to decline and fall. And on the way, things get ugly.
But those kinds of empires always fall, because the Lord breaks them.
Always.
Think about the worst tyrannical empires in history. They are gone.
On the other hand, the Kingdom of God grows. It prospers because of God’s favor, not because of wealth, or military might, or clever politics. Even if oppressed and forced underground, the Kingdom of God grows. Even if mocked or ignored, the Kingdom of God grows. Even when it seems to be losing, the Kingdom of God grows.
And God inevitably breaks what is not the Kingdom of God.
And God builds His Kingdom because He loves His people.
His love is what guarantees His Kingdom’s growth. Nothing else.
The safe place, no matter how powerful the Empire, is in God’s Kingdom. His love is here.