Ezekiel 30:25
“I’ll make the arms of the king of Babylon strong and put my sword in his hand, but I’ll break the arms of Pharaoh and he’ll groan like one who is mortally wounded. I’ll make the arms of the king of Babylon strong, but the arms of Pharaoh shall go limp.”
“I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, while the arms of Pharaoh fall useless to his sides. And when I put my sword I the hand of Babylon’s king and he brings it against the land of Egypt, Egypt will know that I am the Lord.”
In our times we call the oppressor evil and assume they are the devil’s pawn. Here God says he put his sword in the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, a pagan tyrant. It would be like saying God put his sword in the hand of Adolph Hitler.
God uses the just and the unjust to serve his plans. Always be aware his purpose may be traveling incognito through the travails of mankind and that judgement may masquerade as oppression.
Lord, keep me from quick judgement, assuming I know what you are up to. Keep my eye clear of preconceptions. Keep me alert for signs of your work behind history’s scenes that I may rejoice in your creativity. Give me wisdom to watch, wait and serve until you come again.