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Proverbs chapter 21, verse 1.

The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord.

He turns it wherever he will.

What a verse.

I listen to that.

I'm going to read that one more time. The king's heart.

So the heart of the king, the heart of a ruler in a country, leader in a country. The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord.

He turns it wherever he will.

Like, is there any clear statement of the sovereignty of God, the authority of God, the reign and rule of God as king over all kings, all leaders,

all rulers in the world.

You think about any leader in the world.

Picture their heart and it's in the hands of the Lord.

Is this not confidence-giving?

To know that ultimately,

ultimately every leader is under the sovereignty of God,

the rule and the reign of God,

even leaders who defy God, he holds their hearts in his hands.

And just think about how this leads us to pray for our current leaders in different countries

and future leaders. This Proverbs leads us to praise God for his sovereignty and to pray

that God would turn their hearts and their lives for the good of many people and ultimately for

the glory of his name. This proverb drives us to intercession for those who lead us. To pray and bleed for the hearts of those who lead us.

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