Feeling pessimistic about the election? I am here to tell you that whether your chosen candidate loses or wins the election, you can be a winner if you’ll just remember that God is still in charge!
“How great you are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you!” 2 Samuel 7:22 (NIV)
Of course, you may wonder, if God is in charge, how could He let him/her win? Maybe this election was God’s way of showing us just how far we have fallen as a nation. In a country of over 300 million people, when we look at the candidates we ended up with, it is not unreasonable to wonder if we, like the Ephesians, have forgotten our first love. “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first.” Revelation 2:4-5a (NIV)
The polls indicate that a significant number of American will be upset by the outcome of this year’s election. If you find yourself flooded with negative emotions, may I suggest that you take time to meditate on Psalm 37; part of which counsels, “Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.” Psalm 37:8-9 (NIV)
And when the next president is sworn in, whomever it may be, we need to remember the words of Romans 13:1: “Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.”
On election night, like millions of others, Bonnie and I will be watching the returns to see who our next president will be. We also plan to pray for the president elect and for
our nation.
“Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—my Savior and my God!”
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