In this July 4th installment from Off the Record with Martin Luther, Luther reminds us of God’s sovereignty over rulers and nations:
1810. God treats kings the way children do a card game. While they are playing, they hold the cards in their hands; afterwards, they throw them in the corner, or under a bench, or on the rubbish pile. That is exactly how God handles those in power. As long as they are in power, He thinks of them as useful, but as soon as they go too far, He knocks them off their throne and lets them lie there, like the King of Denmark, and so on. (p. 187).
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