Election Day

Thank you, Jason Locke, for giving us a much-needed reminder of God's powerful hand in the affairs of the nations on Sunday.  As we go to the polls today, we can remember that we serve a God who takes ultimate responsibility for the world and for our personal lives.  He asks us to obey him, to respect government authority as long as it does not require us to disobey God, and to be humble, remembering that it is not our job to "manage the universe".  God is taking care of that one.

"Help us not to take ourselves too seriously," Jason prayed, as he quoted the words of the psalmist in Psalm 46:

"Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Come and see the works of the Lord,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth;
he beraks the bow and shatters the spear,
he burns the shields with fire.
Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.
The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress."
(Psalm 46:6-11 New International Version)
--Posted by Mama O.