214. He's In Charge

Psalm 2:6

As I type this little meditation, it is election season in the United States. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent. Tempers are flaring between families and friends. The tensions that divide this country are heating up to a boiling point and in the minds of some, the very fate of the world hangs in the balance. Well, here’s the deal: It does not. You see, the occupant of the Oval Office did not fling galaxies into orbit with a word. The next Federal Administration can’t still a raging storm by saying, “Hush.” The President of the United States of America is not God, and God has already cast His vote. In Psalm 2:6, the Father says, “I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill.” Isaiah 40 says that if you were to gather up all the might and money of every nation in this world together into one huge, cooperative conglomeration of global power, it would be less than one, little drop of water in a bucket. Jesus is the King of the Universe. One day He will step onto the stage of this world and take His rightful place. Jesus is in charge. So, am I telling you not to take part in the process in the meantime? No. Go ahead and read, learn and vote your conscience. You have that right. But remember who’s really in charge and let that temper your trust in this system. Let your faith in and loyalty to your King stamp out all your fears about this and every other election. Don’t be afraid. “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” - 1 Timothy 1:7