Posted by
peripheral on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 5:51:59 AM
From My Perspective - - -
We have arrived at the
morning after and what does that mean? Most of the Ballots have been counted!
Approximately 115 million people are recorded to have voted! Millions of
dollars have been spent to promote one candidate over another – one issue over
another! Almost half the country will be disappointed by the result. Many
accusations of “how they won” will be echoed across our land. But – what does
all of this mean? Is Almighty God any less Sovereign today than He was
yesterday (Colossians 1:16-18)? Is He any less powerful? Is He any less in
control? Is faith no longer viable?
There are particular truths that are worthy of our
remembering. (1) Proverbs 21:1-3, “The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; he directs it like a
watercourse wherever he pleases. All a man's ways seem right to him, but the
Lord weighs the heart. To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the
Lord than sacrifice.” (2) Hosea 8:4-7, “They set up kings without my consent; they
choose princes without my approval. With their silver and gold they make idols
for themselves to their own destruction…My anger burns against them. How long
will they be incapable of purity? They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The
stalk has no head; it will produce no flour. Were it to yield grain, foreigners
would swallow it up.” The affairs of man and state are important to God. When a
nation proceeds without Almighty God as the sole focal point, He will allow
them their choices. It is reminiscent of the words in Psalm 106:13-15, “ But
they soon forgot what he (The Lord) had done and did not wait for his counsel. In
the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wasteland they put God to the
test. So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease upon them.” Basically, there are always
consequences for one’s actions.
It would be interesting to
know what Almighty God thinks the candidates and election, and if His physical
presence was a reality in our nation – what would He say? What would He ask? More importantly, would we
be interested in what He was saying or asking? Would we have time for Him? Or,
would we be absorbed in ourselves and ignore Him, His Voice and His Word? Henry
& Richard Blackaby have written in: “Hearing God’s Voice” the following:
“When God speaks, neutrality is not an option. A response is unavoidable, and
the condition of people’s hearts is revealed in that response.” Could it be
that the “Change” proclaimed and enunciated so often and so clearly is a change
from being blest to being cursed; from being free to being enslaved; from being
victorious to being defeated; from being among the wealthiest of nations to
being the poorest; from being an influence in the world to being totally
ignored by it?
Consider these things with me
- - - and remember the cries of the Prophet to God’s people (Jeremiah 6:9-15): “This is what the Lord Almighty says…To whom can I
speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they
cannot hear. The word of the Lord is offensive to them; they find no pleasure
in it…Their houses will be turned over to others, together with their fields
and their wives, when I stretch out my hand against those who live in the
land," declares the Lord. From the least to the greatest, all are greedy
for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit. They dress the wound
of my people as though it were not serious. 'Peace, peace,' they say, when
there is no peace. Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have
no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among
the fallen; they will be brought down when I punish them," says the Lord.”
And, Jeremiah 6:19-21, “Hear, O earth: I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of
their schemes, because they have not listened to my words and have rejected my
law…Therefore this is what the Lord says: I will put obstacles before
this people. Fathers and sons alike will stumble over them; neighbors and
friends will perish.” And lastly, Jeremiah 13:15-17, “Hear and pay attention, do not be arrogant,
for the Lord has spoken. Give glory to the Lord your God before he
brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills. You hope
for light, but he will turn it to thick darkness and change it to deep gloom. But
if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride; my eyes will
weep bitterly, overflowing with tears, because the Lord's flock will be taken
captive.” Let us give heed and hear His
voice today!