The Upset and the Uproar

The problem with any election process is that ultimately, there is a winner (Yay!) and a loser (*%^$!).  Election Day has come and gone.  In Washington, and other cities across the country, some people are really happy and others are in a state of uproar and outrage.  The funny thing is that the millions of people that didn't vote for whatever reason will be the first ones to sound off when things don't work in their favor, even the ones that voted will chime in as well.  Go figure! 

Whether you're lifting up tea cups at a Tea Party rally, riding a blue donkey into the sunset, subscribing to Palin Power and NOBAMA political rhetoric, it is important for you to know that we serve a God who sits high and looks low.  As good-natured and spiritually mature people, we should keep the governance of our nation and its executors in our earnest thoughts and prayers.

Remember every knee in heaven and earth will bow and surrender to the ultimate, True and Righteous Judge on that great gettin' up morning.  If you find yourself upset, in uproar and outrage, rejoice in the fact that God has already worked it out.  There is a passage of messianic scripture which comes from Isaiah reminding us that: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.  Of the increase of his government and peace, there shall be no end."  Isaiah 9:6-7

I love how poetic this passage of scripture reads in the King James Version of the Bible.  The challenge for today is to remember that the government, regardless of partisan affiliation, economic status and reforms, health insurance reform and tax increases -- shall rest upon the shoulders of our Redeemer.  Wait on the Lord and be of good courage.

Peace,
Karsten