Welcome to the Daily Article podcast for Thursday, March 3, 2022.

I'm Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum, narrating today's article written by Dr. Jim

Denison.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its second week today.

Battles escalated across the country this morning with explosions rocking the capital city of Kyiv.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video on Facebook yesterday in which he told his people,

today you, Ukrainians, are the symbol of invincibility, a symbol that people

in any country can become the best people on earth at any moment. Given their monumental and

heroic stand against Russia's horrific invasion, it's hard to argue with his sentiments.

However, he also warned ominously that Russian forces have in order to erase our history,

erase our country, erase us all.

In the day since the invasion began, I have focused on cultural analysis with regard to Russia's

meta-narrative and motivations, Ukraine's cultural and religious heritage and strength, and practical

ways Christians can intercede and otherwise support Ukraine.

Today, let's shift our focus from the cultural to the theological.

The sovereignty of God is a clear declaration of Scripture. The psalmist stated in Psalm 10319 that

the Lord has established his throne in the heavens and his kingdom rules over all.

And from Matthew 1029, we know that not a sparrow can fall to the ground apart from his sovereign will.

If our sovereign God must cause or allow all that happens, why is this invasion happening? God sometimes uses military

invasions as his judgment against nations. For example, he called the Jewish armies to

conquer Canaan and use the Persians to overthrow the Babylonians. However, this fact does not explain the Russian

invasion of Ukraine. When God brings judgment against rulers and nations, he warns them prophetically

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