Today, in America, half the population is elated that their candidate for President was re-elected. The other half is not rejoicing and have various ways of expressing their disappointment. Division is a sad given and will continue to be so as long as people continue to put their hope in finite & flawed humanity.

 

The world we live in is moving through time toward an ultimate end that God has set; it cannot be changed. That's not pessimism, but eternal truth. Time will not continue on forever. A day will come when time will end. Until that moment arrives, the only hope for humanity is to follow the only One who can give life. You cannot put your in Congresses, Presidents or Judges, armies or any other person and hope for a better future. The only One worthy of trust is Jesus Christ.

 

No government has ever been the "salvation of mankind" nor will one ever be. Human hearts can only be rescued and changed by the love and grace offered humanity in Jesus Christ. True life-change is never due to human achievement but solely because of His grace and mercy.

 

We  all hope for a "better future" but we can read clearly in Scripture that the rebellion against God that is entrenched in the human heart is not moving in that direction. Things will get much worse before the Lord Jesus returns. We should not be shocked or surprised when people make choices that defy God's ways or His Word. I cannot expect to see Life flowing out of something that is at its heart "spiritually dead".

 

But I won't despair, because I have seen Jesus rescue me. There is no one "too far gone" that the Lord's Love cannot reach them and restore them. I am living proof of that.

 

Till Jesus comes again, I will pray and work with the Holy Spirit's power for the justice and equity of God, the mercy and compassion Jesus displayed on the Cross and be willing to lay my lives down to see people rescued from death by Jesus' Life.

 

Followers of Jesus are called to pray FOR, not AT our governmental leaders, regardless of whether you respect them or trust them. God is still in control. He cannot be mocked, bribed nor dismissed, though some will think that is the case. Remember, you are not God and do not see as clearly as you suppose.

 

"The Lord loves those you may hate as much as He loves you." (Thank you Lizzy) Jesus did not die and rise again selectively, but as St. John writes, "He (Jesus) is the sacrifice that atones for our sins--and not only for our sins, but the sins of the whole world." 1 John 2:2

 

Neither Republican nor Democrat will heal our land. Only Jesus can heal and restore humanity to what it was created to know. All else is a Band-aid over the bullet-hole. Hold fast to the One who will last forever, Jesus Christ.

 

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Below are the words to a song written by Twila Paris in 1993.

 

This is no time for fear
This is a time for faith
And determination
Don't lose the vision here
Carried away by the motion
Hold on to all
That you hide in your heart
There is one thing
That has always been true
It holds the world together

 

God is in control
We believe that His children
Will not be forsaken
God is in control
We will choose to remember
And never be shaken
There is no power above
Or beside Him we know
Oh God is in control

 

History marches on
There is a bottom line
Drawn across the ages
Culture can make its plan
Oh but the line never changes
No matter how the deception may fly
There is one thing
That has always been true
It will be true forever

 

God is in control
We believe that His children
Will not be forsaken
God is in control
We will choose to remember
And never be shaken
There is no power above
Or beside Him we know
Oh God is in control

 

He has never let you down
Why start to worry now
Why start to worry now
He is still the Lord of all we see
And He is still the loving Father
Watching over you and me

 

God is in control
We believe that His children
Will not be forsaken
God is in control
We will choose to remember
And never be shaken
There is no power above
Or beside Him we know
Oh God is in control
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God bless you.