I have this morning received emails from four different people that essentially say the same thing: God is still on the throne regardless of who wins the election. Duh! I think they may be seeking reassurances and I am not sure if they are trying to convince themselves…or perhaps me. Regardless, the election is over, praise God! My strongly held conviction is that 20 months is too long to campaign for any office. I also struggle with the fact that two parties monopolize the elections…obviously neither Obama or McCain was my first choice. Still, it was a historic election. Our country should be proud of how far we have come in the last 40+ years: from the end of segregation to the first bi-racial president. Now, as we face a couple months of transition to the new administration, we need to be praying…praying for the Bush Whitehouse, for the Obama Whitehouse, praying for all of our elected officials; for wisdom and fortitude. We have a long road ahead of us with issues like the war, the economy, and immigration, just to name a few. And why do we pray? Because God IS still on the throne and he hears our prayers. Nothing as simplistic as an election can even distract our God and we can rest assured of his presence regardless of the difficulties that lie before us. Along with whatever emails you might get offering reassurances, let me offer David’s words from Psalm 4:8, “I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.”
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