The LORD alone causes kings to rise
He lifts them up out of the dirty street
and moiling crowds
and dusts them off
and puts a crown on their heads
and humbles their enemies
all the while watching what neither the king nor his subjects can discern
that it is but an act of play whose author is God Himself
The LORD also brings kings down
where the fire is snuffed out in the great hall
and the music stops never to play again for this king
as enemies find that breach
and rush the stage
and the scarlet curtain falls...hooks and ropes and grommets and all
as the king exits leaving his crown
slowly rolling till it rests at the feet of he who would be the new king.
Commentators and pamphleteers like myself....and kingmakers....can toil all we want but nothing we accomplish was not already dictated by God....even though through prayer it's as if He brings us on the stage with the major actors. Donald Trump might at one moment walk that stage of his rally halls in regal majesty to cheers....but the next search for a single kind word or benevolent smile.....or he might stomp around putting out fires meant to topple his reign....with all looking bleak.....and the next moment throw gilded coins once again from his gold carriage to reaching hands. What we can do is pray for righteousness to reign over the people....whether we have a good and wise king....(in our case president)....or a bad one.
He lifts them up out of the dirty street
and moiling crowds
and dusts them off
and puts a crown on their heads
and humbles their enemies
all the while watching what neither the king nor his subjects can discern
that it is but an act of play whose author is God Himself
The LORD also brings kings down
where the fire is snuffed out in the great hall
and the music stops never to play again for this king
as enemies find that breach
and rush the stage
and the scarlet curtain falls...hooks and ropes and grommets and all
as the king exits leaving his crown
slowly rolling till it rests at the feet of he who would be the new king.
Commentators and pamphleteers like myself....and kingmakers....can toil all we want but nothing we accomplish was not already dictated by God....even though through prayer it's as if He brings us on the stage with the major actors. Donald Trump might at one moment walk that stage of his rally halls in regal majesty to cheers....but the next search for a single kind word or benevolent smile.....or he might stomp around putting out fires meant to topple his reign....with all looking bleak.....and the next moment throw gilded coins once again from his gold carriage to reaching hands. What we can do is pray for righteousness to reign over the people....whether we have a good and wise king....(in our case president)....or a bad one.
