Yes, God reigns sovereignly over every nation and every heart, but His sovereignty never negates our responsibility. The same God who rules history also calls His people to act within it. When Christians shrug and say “God is in control” while the innocent are slaughtered, the wicked rise to power, and truth is trampled in the streets, they confuse divine sovereignty with human passivity.

Throughout Scripture, God’s control was never meant to silence obedience but to strengthen it. Esther did not say “God is in control” and remain silent; she risked her life to stand before the king. Daniel did not say “God is in control” and bow to the idol; he prayed openly and faced the lions. The early Church did not say “God is in control” and retreat; they preached Christ under threat of death.

When evil advances and the Church retreats into apathy, that is not trust in God, it is unbelief dressed in pious language. James said, “Faith without works is dead” (James 2:17). To trust that God is in control is to act courageously, pray fervently, vote righteously, and give sacrificially because you believe your labor is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58).

God is in control, yes. But He works through those who stand when others sit, who pray when others scroll, who give when others hoard, and who speak when others stay silent. The sovereignty of God is not an invitation to apathy; it is a call to courage.

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