Truth crushed to the earth is truth still . . .: God Is Sovereign and Will Accomplish ALL His Purposes

God raised up Pharaoh to demonstrate His own power:

Romans 9:17
For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

He brought the Assyrians against Israel to punish and correct them:

Isaiah 10:5-6
O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. (6) I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

He used wicked men to crucify His own Son and bring redemption to His chosen people:

Acts 2:23
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

God used the evil intents of Joseph’s brethren to accomplish His perfect will:

Genesis 50:20
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

God is absolutely sovereign and has absolutely predestinated ALL THINGS. On occasion He uses wicked men to accomplish His purposes.

Psalms 76:10
Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

There is no doubt that God raises up evil men and uses them for His own glory and for the ultimate good of His chosen people:

Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

However, I can think of no place in Scripture where we are called upon to advance or support those wicked men as individual Christians:

Exodus 23:1-2
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. (2) Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

Proverbs 1:15
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

Proverbs 4:14
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

We are not justified in supporting evil that good might come:

Romans 3:8
And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

We are neither sovereign, nor omniscient. We cannot possibly know the end from the beginning, except in what God has been pleased to reveal to us in His written word.

We are called upon to obey the revealed will of God and trust Him for the results:

Proverbs 3:5-7
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. (6) In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. (7) Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

Psalms 37:3

Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

One of Stonewall Jackson’s favorite sayings was: “Duty is ours; consequences are God’s.” And that pretty well summarizes my own understanding of these things. I hope, by the Grace of God, to live in accordance with that precept.

I encourage you to think on these things, and make your own decisions.

I have considered them, and that is exactly why I will not support or promote the “lesser of two evils” and why I will not be participating in the coming national elections for the next Amerikan Emperor. I cannot in conscience do so.