Whether you are in celebration or mourning today, I hope you will read this and consider what a Christian's response to the elections should be.
Many thanks to my sweet husband for sharing this amidst all the turmoil.
Finally the election is over. But the result is exactly what everyone predicted: half of us are discouraged and half us are happy. Whichever camp you find yourself in this morning, let me exhort you to put aside your feelings
& your opinions and seek the Lord. Be encouraged by two things: the Lord God remains sovereign and the Lord God remains a Redeemer! Let us put our hope & trust not in any human person or institution but in the Lord. As followers of Christ, let us speak the truth in love. Let us set aside any divisiveness and seek to work together rather than against one another. Let us implement the second greatest commandment. Let the republican put the democrat first and the democrat put the republican first. Let the rich man prefer the poor man to himself. Let the poor man prefer the rich man to himself. etc.
However you may feel about the election, remember your Christian duty to pray:
ESV 1 Timothy 2:1-2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
Given the great domestic & international challenges we face, our president & elected officials desperately need prayer. Join me in praying for them.
Heavenly Father,
You are the Creator of all people everywhere. You know each person intimately – even how many hairs are on their head. For those candidates & their supporters who lost yesterday, may they see your face in all this and take your hand. For those candidates who won and are therefore accepting important responsibilities, may they fall to their knees in humble reliance upon you and may they reach for your hand to lead them. Father lead our president. Father lead our congress. Father lead our governor & state reps. Father lead our nation. Father lead your world.
Father, may your kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. We wait on you. You alone are the answer. You alone have wisdom. We wait on you.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
May God bless you this day and may God bless America!
Pastor Josh
Wow! That is deeply moving and may be the best response I've seen.
ReplyDeleteI wish this reaction would be more loudly heard throughout the country. Sometimes it seems that the words of Christians of every political persuasion do not bring honor to our God. Thank you to Josh and you, Ali, for redirecting our eyes where they should be focused.