And if this God who is ordaining all things can be trusted—if he is good and loving and also just and wise—who are we to be impatient with the way things are going? Who are we to be impatient with others? Do we reckon God incapable or incompetent to appoint the kings of the nations, to predetermine the course of our days and years, to make sure that all ends up the way he wants it all to end up?
