The Bible and The President

What an election year! This is an election where people are holding tightly to whom they are going to vote for and why they're going to vote for them. Everyone has different reasons for choosing who they're voting for. Some are voting based on morals and values, some on the economy, and some on the war and foreign policy. Though I'm not an undecided voter, I find that I get anxious thinking if I'm making the right decision and whether the things that are important to me in whom I vote are really the important things. The fear and the anxiousness get to me and I begin to think the world is going to potentially fall apart based on who the next president is. I know that God is sovereign and He's already there but it's so easy to forget that in the here and now and in today's issues. Here are some comforting thoughts from God's word.

Isaiah 44:28-45:3
It is I who says of Cyrus, 'He is My shepherd! And he will perform all
My desire ' And he declares of Jerusalem, 'She will be built,' And of the temple, 'Your foundation will be laid.'" Thus says the LORD to Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right hand,To subdue nations before him And to loose the loins of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden wealth of secret places,So that you may know that it is I,The LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name. I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden wealth of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.

Cyrus was called by name by God at least 150 years before he was even born and yet look at the vision God had for King Cyrus and for Jerusalem. If you cross reference and look at Cyrus' life, he did not know the Lord. He was a heathen and a pagan, and yet God called him by name. And if you read what Cyrus did in Jerusalem for the rebuilding of the temple, he does exactly what God says and declares that it was God who moved in him to call people back to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. (By the way, at the time of this prophecy, Jerusalem and the temple were just fine and dandy.) This then, is encouraging in light of the following verse:

Chronicles 29:11
Everything in the heavens and earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your
kingdom. We adore you as being in control of everything. Riches and honor come
from you alone, and you are the Ruler of all mankind; your hand controls power
and might, and it is at your discretion that men are made great and
given strength.

What an encouragement in these times. God is the one who "subdues nations" and is able to "loose the loins of kings". And He is the one that gives men greatness and strength. This doesn't mean only with the "good guys", like King David and Ronald Reagan, but also not "good guys", Cyrus the pagan and Hitler. It's soooo important to remember that God will choose the next president and will "have His way with him". And the most encouraging of all....WE WILL HAVE THE VICTORY!

Daniel 7:27
Then the sovereignty, the dominion and the greatness of all the kingdoms
under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Highest
One; His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will
serve and obey Him.'

No matter how bad things get with the economy or the environment or the war or ANYTHING, Christ will reign and we will be reigning with Him! Hallelujah!!!