Hello Peggy,
The main problems with the world are through governments though aren't they? And they control the armies and police, so little we can do, accept our own bit. It's their ship, just enjoy the journey. The East is a mess generated largely by the West. Now it has backfired, big time. But ultimately, it is God's will...... don't you think?
Hi Robbo
(thats how an aussie would say it)
Yes, i agree, the world is in the hands of the governments and thats a huge problem.
The words of Proverbs 29:2 ring very true:
When the righteous are many, the people rejoice,
But when the wicked one rules, the people groan
But lets face it, if there was no governments at all, there would be anarchy, so we need some kind of authority.... unfortunately we have imperfect people as our rulers and they make mistakes.
I dont believe this is Gods will, no. When he created mankind, he alone was their authority... sadly they turned away from that righteous and generous rulership.
We can see how God feels about human rulership in the bible...ie
Eccl 8:
9 All of this I have seen, and I applied my heart to every work that has been done under the sun, during the time that man has dominated man to his harm.
Micah 7:3
Their hands are expert at doing what is bad;
The prince is making demands,
The judge asks for a reward,+
The prominent one makes known his desires,*+
And they work it out together.
Jeremiah 10:23:
“I well know, O Jehovah, that to earthling man his way does not belong.
It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.”
Human rulership is a disaster for mankind. God knows it, and hopefully, after 6,000 years of disastrous rulerships, mankind have come to know it too. What we need is Gods Kingdom to rule us, not imperfect and often wicked people. And that is exactly what God has promised in
Daniel 2:44 “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it alone will stand forever