To an Uncertain Nation

If uncertainty wasn't in the air before the US Presidential primary today, it is certainly here now. Regardless of who you voted for, the next Commander in Chief is still unknown. You might already know if your preferred candidate has won or lost, but maybe you're not happy about the results. Or maybe you are...and now you have to worry about the November election.

Wherever you stand, I know that you must be experiencing at least a little anxiety over the future of our nation. That's understandable.

But it also indicates that our trust is misplaced.

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 (Psalm 146:3-5)

If your hope is in your favorite candidate, in the next president, or in the next Supreme Court Justice, then it is in the wrong place. Each of those people will live a little while and then die. Sure, their actions will affect us now and down the road, but ultimately, who is in control here?

 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. (Proverbs 21:1)

Look: no matter who gets into office, God will still control them as if they were drops of water in His palm. None of these candidates can do anything outside of God's plan.

It's scary sometimes to think about where our nation is headed. And for all I know, we could get wiped out within the next four years. But ultimately, God is on the throne. I know it's very cliche, but it's only cliche because it's true. God reigns sovereign. Nothing is out of His control. And He is the King of kings. Do you think that our country will fall if He ordains it to stand?

Or do you think that our nation will stand when He has determined its downfall? Maybe God will use this election to put into office a president who will destroy us. But even then, will He be less sovereign? Will His plan cease from being carried out? And will He not hear the cries of repentance from the citizens?

Friends, whether or not you live in America, you live in a world that is corrupt and dying. It won't last forever. Jesus is coming back (Hallelujah for that!).

But He's not here yet. So until then, we have to be good stewards of what He's entrusted to us. One of those gifts is the freedom to vote. Even if you didn't vote in this election, plan on voting in the next one (you have several months to get ready for it).

More than that, however, remember that, regardless of the outcome, God is still God. And God loves us and wants what is best for us. All things will work together for our good.

I'll leave you with this reminder, just in case you're still anxious:

Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” (Psalm 46:10)