I\u2019m off and running in a few minutes to my \u201clast stand\u201d (literally) as an Election clerk this morning. I anticipate lines out the door, but certainly less than the two-hour line I stood in for 2016\u2019s election day. I saw this headline by CNN\u2019s Chris Cillizza, Editor at Large: \u201cWhy November 4, 2020 could be a very bad day\u201d which made me remember 2016\u2019s election and the words of one of my favorite authors. I disagree with Mr. Cillizza. It will NOT be a bad day \u2013 regardless of the outcome. Many are expecting riots and violence, no matter what the outcome. But not us. We\u2019re people of faith! We don\u2019t expect tragedy; we pray and believe for peace, justice and VICTORY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is nothing I could say today that could top Max Lucado\u2019s words from 2016\u2019s election. It still holds truth today. I wouldn’t give up my own blog for just anyone, but because I believe these words so much, it’s as though this is my own blog. I urge you to read every word and realize, no matter what\u2026..WE WIN! I have changed some of the wording, using brackets [ ] to better reflect this election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are really ready for this presidential election to be over. We\u2019re ready for an end to the rancor and tackiness. Voters on both sides feel frustrated, even embarrassed by it all. There is a visceral fear, an angst about the result. What if so and so wins? When we wake up to [November 4th] post-election, when the confetti are swept away and the election is finally over, what will we see? [Well, we may not see confetti because it seems election results may not be that night.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have a prediction. I know exactly what [November 4th] will bring — another day of God\u2019s perfect sovereignty. He will still be in charge. His throne will still be occupied. He will still manage the affairs of the world. Never before, has His providence depended on a king, president, or ruler. And it won\u2019t on [November 4, 2020]. \u201cThe LORD can control a king\u2019s mind as He controls a river; He can direct it as He pleases.\u201d (Proverbs 21:1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Understanding God\u2019s sovereignty over the nations opens the door to peace. When we realize that God influences the hearts of all rulers, we can then choose to pray for them rather than fret about them. Rather than wring our hands, we bend our knees, we select prayer over despair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jeremiah did this. He was the prophet to Israel during one of her darkest periods of rebellion. He was called \u201cthe weeping prophet\u201d because he was one. He wept at the condition of the people and the depravity of their faith. He was so distraught that one of his books was entitled Lamentations. But then he considered the work of God. Note the intentionality of his words: \u201cThis I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope. The LORD\u2019s lovingkindness indeed never ceases, For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.\u201d Lamentation 3:21-23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s imitate Jeremiah. Let\u2019s lift up our eyes. Let\u2019s dare to believe that good things will happen. Let\u2019s dare to believe that God was speaking to us when He said: \u201cIn everything God works for the good of those who love Him.\u201d (Romans 8:28).
\u00a9 MaxLucado, October 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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