Election Response

The elections are over (for which I am deeply grateful). Your candidates ______(won/lost). (Fill in the blank.) You are ________ (glad/depressed). We are looking at ________ (salvation/disaster). And no matter who won and who you wanted to win, the answers will vary.

You may have thought your vote helped determine who was in power. You may have felt vindicated on that notion or suffered a loss. But remember,

There is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God (Rom 13:1).

For those of you who were appalled by the outcome, remember. God is Sovereign and Jesus saves. The government is not and does not. For those of you who were delighted by the outcome, remember, "It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes" (Psa 118:9). Delighted or worried, always keep in mind that "The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He wishes" (Prov 21:1).

To all the Christians in America, then, I'd like to recommend a course of action. Regardless of whether the outcome was what you hoped or not, I would suggest this:

I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity (1 Tim 2:1-2).