As election time draws nearer, I feel my blood pressure rising, anger in my heart at the mention of certain names, fear as I listen to talk show hosts elaborate on a candidate's ideals and why? The answer is simple, my trust has been misplaced.
I sat down this morning to do my quiet time beginning by praying through a Psalm. I used a little trick I learned from Donald Whitney at a recent worship conference where you start with the Psalm that corresponds to the date and then you add 30 to that until you have a total of 5 Psalms to choose from. So, today was the 26 (+30), 56 (+30), 86 (+30), 116 (+30), 146! I glanced over them and in light of my recent anxiety, chose to pray through Psalm 146.
It begins with Praise for our Lord and King! and then in verse 3-9, these words of Wisdom:
"Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. When his breath departs, he returns to the earth" on that very day his plans perish.
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keep faith forever; who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free; the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches the sojourners; He upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked He brings to ruin."
The Psalm ends with this glorious promise...."THE LORD WILL REIGN FOREVER, your God, O Zion, to ALL generations. Praise the Lord!"
No matter who sits behind that desk in the oval office it is the Lord God who reigns, forever!
That's a reason to sing and shout for joy, to rejoice, no matter who is elected. It is the Lord who does all things....He who takes care of the oppressed and He who feeds the hungry and cares for the fatherless and the widows, and He who will bring the wicked to ruin!
Where is your hope today?
I recently became very angry about a friend's choice in candidate because my hope was in the man I plan to vote for in the coming election. To that friend (and you know who you are), I apologize. I totally respect you and your right to vote for whoever you choose....that is a blessing of being an American. I don't agree with your choice but this I know we can both agree on, that no matter who the next President of the USA is, it is not he who reigns, but the Lord God Almighty! Nothing can thwart His plans and as verse 4 so honestly states about both Obama and McCain...."when his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish".
I'm standing firm on the truth this election year. I will go and vote for the candidate that, in my opinion, best lines up with the ideals of the Bible and will go home and pray that He who places all men in positions of authority will be honored as His will is accomplished here on this earth!
Praise God! Forever and Ever!
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Amen!
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