You don’t need me to tell you that this Tuesday is an important day in the history of this country. And since I’m writing for AFNN and I’m married to the managing editor, you probably know how I’m going to vote.
If we conservatives are victorious when the ballots are counted, assuming that there’s no cheating (I can’t even type that with a straight face), there will be much rejoicing here at the managing editor’s house.
But what if things don’t go our way? What if we’re faced with four more years of liberal leadership? (That’s an oxymoronic phrase that I can’t type without rolling my eyes.)
Right now, while we’re up to our eyeballs in political campaigns, ads, rallies, fund-raisers, chicanery, and mud-slinging, it’s hard to imagine that there’s anything more important than the results of Tuesday’s election.
But there is.
In fact, there are lots of things that are more important than this Presidential election–families, friends, churches, jobs, food, housing. Your response might be that none of these things will be the same if there’s a Democrat victory. And we’d both be right.
But what if the Democrats cheat?
But what if Harris wins?
But what if the country continues to go to hell in a hand basket?
But….God.
“But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” (Psalm 73:26)
“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done….” (Genesis 50:20)
We can count on this: God loves us. He is our strength. He will win the final battle.
We cry out, “But God, it’s impossible to not be worried about the results of this election! If You’re in charge, why are You putting us through this?”
And God says (through Paul in Philippians 4:6-7), “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand….”
Sounds simple, right? Well, not exactly. The praying part and the thanking God for what He has done are both easy enough, but we’re also not supposed to worry? How does that work? Do we just give up and quit trying?
No! When we’re faced with problems, large or small, God wants us to pray about it, do what we can, and then TRUST that He’s got us covered and will give us His promised peace.
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
Everything…EVERYTHING…that happens is part of God’s plan and will eventually work for our good. Yes, even if Kamala wins, we can be confident that God is still in control. It’s part of His plan. But it will also be part of His plan when Trump wins.
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
(Romans 15:13)
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Well said, Teresa.
I am reminded of the words of the Apostle Paul to Timothy in 1 Tim 2:1-2,
“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.”
Paul wrote this when Nero was the emperor of Rome, a man who poured oil on Christians and lit them on fire to light up his parties. If Timothy was supposed to pray for Nero, then certainly we should be praying for our leaders, whether they are godly or not. No one is beyond the reach of God and all things will happen in alignment with His will.
As Paul said in Romans 13:1, “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.”
Whoever wins, that is God’s will. That could be a blessing for us or it could be judgement. God has raised up leaders in history for both purposes.
This does not mean that leaders are to be followed when they violate God’s law. We have multiple examples of this with Daniel, who served well to the point it violated his relationship with God. Paul, Peter and the other apostles were eventually killed for disobeying the governing authorities, but their refusal to obey dealt directly with higher law, that of God.
Furthermore, in the US, we have a constitutional republic. The unalienable rights from God are the highest authority. Then we have the people. Then the Constitution. Then most of the time the states and local governments. Only after we go through those levels of authority, do we get to the federal government, other than in a few instances where the federal government is given power over the states and local governments. This is important because it is distinctive from Rome or almost all other governments in the history of the world, where the power is held by a person or cabal with the power to do whatever they wish. If the federal government levies a tax that we disagree with, it doesn’t matter. Christians are obligated to pay it. If the federal government says you must participate in the murder of an unborn baby, we are obligated to refuse, regardless of the consequences.