\u201cBehold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as the dust on the scales\u2026<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAll the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n God \u201cbrings princes to nothing, and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Christians, then, while seeking the welfare of the place wherein they live (wherever that may be), are not to idolize any nation or ruler, for all nations and rulers will come and go. To God, they are as nothing. They will be taken up like fine dust. Do not put your trust in earthly princes or powers.<\/p>\n Regardless of our earthly citizenship, which sometimes can be utilized for the benefit of the spread of the gospel, our heavenly citizenship overrides all other factors (Philippians 3:20-21). We are part of a \u201ckingdom that shall never be destroyed<\/em>\u201d and will never be \u201cleft to another people<\/em>\u201d (Daniel 2:44).<\/p>\n Even so, all the nations are yet invited to partake of the tree of life for their healing (Revelation 22:2).<\/p>\n There is, indeed, great comfort in all of this. Have you not known? Have you not heard?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Doy Moyer I find it interesting that in the midst of a passage intended to provide comfort for God\u2019s people, and in declaring God\u2019s greatness, we find this (Isaiah 40:15, 17, 23): \u201cBehold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as the dust on the scales\u2026\u201d \u201cAll the nations…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[310],"class_list":["post-23420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-government"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32636,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/religion-and-government-patriotism\/","url_meta":{"origin":23420,"position":0},"title":"Religion and Government: Patriotism","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 26, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"by Ken Green Patriotism is defined as \"Love for or devotion to one's country.\" Some consider patriotism a form of idolatry. 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No nation will stand forever. If Assyria and Babylon were but a drop from a bucket, accounted by God as less than nothing and emptiness, with princes and rulers brought to nothing, so also is the USA, Russia, China, and every other nation.<\/p>\n