President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave these words of encouragement to Ukraine on this Easter Sunday morning.
In it he said
"Evil may have its hour, but God will have His day. This is one of the meanings enshrined in the story of Christ. Of His earthly suffering and death – and of His resurrection, and the truth that sooner or later, yet inevitably, evil will retreat, and life will triumph."
- Zelenskyy
This is one of the clearest messages of the gospel I have ever heard from a "Head of State".
When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, John saw fit to quote from the prophet Zechariah.
"Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!
Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
See, your King comes to you,
righteous and victorious,
humble and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey."Zech 9:9
And the very next words from Zechariah.
"And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and the horse from Jerusalem,
and the bow of war will be broken.
Then He will proclaim peace to the nations.
His dominion will extend from sea to sea"Zech 9:10
Zechariah was speaking of that time (alluded to by Volodymyr Zelenskyy) when "God will have His day" and "evil will retreat" and "life will triumph".
President Zelenskyy intended these words as an encouragement for Ukraine. But they also have a much wider implication.
For all those who've suffered under the heel of oppression, a day is coming!
It is one of the central messages of the prophets and of the gospel of His kingdom.
It is why Jesus urged us to pray "Your kingdom come..."
