BLUF: Trust the wisdom of God rather than the lies of men.

Scripture: “The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD” (Proverbs 16:33).

Contemporary Life:  If you are at all like I am, you may have grown doubtful and/or even skeptical about being able to get the truth about much of anything lately, especially politics. It seems a lot of folks just go into their preferred echo chambers and listen to those with whom they already agree. Meanwhile, the world appears to be unraveling. Political parties are sniping at each other. Political fratricide is occurring. I read a headline recently that referred to it as ‘frenemies’ running the show. It is a scary time, if you think that the cosmos is being run by politicians. But as for the Christian, he knows better. The metaphor in Proverbs 16:33 is of an ancient custom of discerning the will of the Lord in matters, but Solomon puts a wise spin on it, namely, that every ultimate outcome is from God. That is, the cosmos is not ultimately run by those for sale to the highest bidder, or by those whose god is themselves, or by those who foolishly are modern-day Nebuchadnezzars, who think that they’re not going to be humbled and replaced by the God who rules all nations and all things.  

Encouragement: Yes, we are in crazy times, that much is certain, but God will be glorified via the outcome. His way invariably involves judgment of sin, and that is what we are seeing in our day. May we trust the Lord and live in such a way as to reach as many as possible with the good news.