I have been thinking of this blog for a couple of days and I honestly will not write much, but let the Word of God speak for itself. As we look at today's events, we need to be reminded that whether things turned out the way we wanted or not the way we wanted - We need to remember that our hope rests alone in who Christ is. Candidates cannot bring the real change our neighborhoods and our nation needs. They never have been able to change the hearts of people. Only Jesus can and in him our hopes must rest. We should also remember that God did not want Israel to have a king, as he wanted to be their king and ruler alone. When we allow him to rule, a person, a state, and a nation can find the real hope it desperately longs for.
We still have the same issues this morning as we did yesterday as a nation, that only our sovereign God can heal and fix. People will murder today, divorces will be finalized, adultery will be committed, angry words will be spoken, promises will be broken and people will lie straight to our face. The hearts of man cannot be changed by earthly kings. So, what do we do?
"So let us look to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him, endured the cross, despising its shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God". (Hebrews 12:2)
So, here are some verses to remind us that our hope is in God.
"To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of his glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." Colossians 1:27
"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage."
Psalm 33:12
"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people."
Proverbs 14:34
"I lift my eyes up to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth." Psalm 121:1-2
"God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne." Psalm 47:8
"The King's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will."
Proverbs 21:1
3 comments:
During this election I have gotten pretty worked up. It has also been how God has pointed out to me that I forget He is in control. Remembering He has it handled has really brought a peace I didn't have before.
Amen!! It is not Obama or any other person. Only Christ can bring the changes that this world needs!!
Hello from Germany!!
The Kiesel´s
we keep praying for you guys!!
Let's add Psalm 20:7 to that list. It has been running around and around in my head all day. :-)
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