Pro 14:34 | KingComments | STEP | A nation’s prosperity and strength depend on its “righteousness”. The verb “exalts” means to exalt the condition of the people in that nation. They are given a high place. God gives this promise to His people if they “observe all His commandments”, for then He will give them a place “high above all nations which He has made, for praise, name and honor” ( ). But the principle applies to all nations. Every nation whose every member gives his compatriot and the stranger living with them his due is given honor. This can only be put into practice if a people submits to God and His will. Doing justice to other people is possible only if justice is done first and foremost to God, which means acknowledging Him in His sovereign rights. Opposed to a nation that does justice is any people who give room to sin and do not practice justice over it by judging it. An example of this is that in a growing number of nations, with the Netherlands in the vanguard, gay relationships are not seen as sin, but defended as a form of society to be accepted. This sin goes directly against God’s order of creation and is “a disgrace” on all those nations where gay relationships are allowed. Of course, those nations where this sin or other immoralities are tolerated or even encouraged will not see it as a disgrace. On the contrary, they will see and celebrate it as a victory over what they consider “narrow” Christian beliefs. Freedom of speech, saying anything you want, and freedom of conduct, doing anything you want, is the highest good. From God and His Word is vigorously distanced. But God remains God and His Word remains true, even if the governments of especially the countries of the united states of Europe make such frantic attempts to banish Him and His Word from society or at least silence them. All those nations will see to their dismay on the day of Christ how much they have lived in rebellion against God.

‏ Proverbs 14:34

Righteousness or Sin of a Nation

A nation’s prosperity and strength depend on its “righteousness”. The verb “exalts” means to exalt the condition of the people in that nation. They are given a high place. God gives this promise to His people if they “observe all His commandments”, for then He will give them a place “high above all nations which He has made, for praise, name and honor” (Deu 26:18-19).

But the principle applies to all nations. Every nation whose every member gives his compatriot and the stranger living with them his due is given honor. This can only be put into practice if a people submits to God and His will. Doing justice to other people is possible only if justice is done first and foremost to God, which means acknowledging Him in His sovereign rights.

Opposed to a nation that does justice is any people who give room to sin and do not practice justice over it by judging it. An example of this is that in a growing number of nations, with the Netherlands in the vanguard, gay relationships are not seen as sin, but defended as a form of society to be accepted. This sin goes directly against God’s order of creation and is “a disgrace” on all those nations where gay relationships are allowed.

Of course, those nations where this sin or other immoralities are tolerated or even encouraged will not see it as a disgrace. On the contrary, they will see and celebrate it as a victory over what they consider “narrow” Christian beliefs. Freedom of speech, saying anything you want, and freedom of conduct, doing anything you want, is the highest good. From God and His Word is vigorously distanced.

But God remains God and His Word remains true, even if the governments of especially the countries of the united states of Europe make such frantic attempts to banish Him and His Word from society or at least silence them. All those nations will see to their dismay on the day of Christ how much they have lived in rebellion against God.