THE MORNING AFTER THE BALLOTS WERE TALLIED, the sun came up, the birds started singing, morning coffee was made, breakfasts were consumed, and families were late to church again. People went deer hunting, or to their friend’s homes or to a million other places. A dog barked somewhere off in the distance. Life went on.

As usual.

Why? Because God is still on the throne, in control, large and in charge. Nothing escaped his gaze; he holds all things together.

Many felt great elation while others profound disappointment over who God put into office and who he didn’t.

Remember this: “It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another.” (Psalm 75:7)


In other words, whomever got elected was God’s man or woman.


Thank Him. Praise Him. Our God knows what he is doing. (Continued below)
“But, our country will become a disaster! All of society torn asunder!” Maybe. Maybe not.

Remember this: “When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other.” (Ecclesiastes 7:14)

Thank Him. Praise Him. Our God knows what he is doing.


Trust Him. Move forward and leave behind bitterness and unforgiveness knowing that our Lord Jesus, who is God, superintends everything that happens in this life, in this country and in this world.


Remember this: “For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.” (Colossians 1:16)


Thank Him. Praise Him. Our God knows what he is doing.


Though our God is all-powerful, we are not powerless. We are not bereft of influence. When change needs to be made, we do not need to petition or protest to be heard, nor are we reduced to throwing rocks and insults. No, we can pray. You, dear believer, have the ear of the King of kings and Lord of lords, who cares and answers when we call.

Remember this: “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” (James 5:16)


Thank Him. Praise Him. Our God knows what he is doing.


“No calamity will ever bring only evil to us, if we will immediately take it in fervent prayer to God. Even as we take shelter beneath a tree during a downpour of rain, we may unexpectedly find fruit on its branches. And when we flee to God, taking refuge beneath the shadow of His wing, we will always find more in Him than we have ever before seen or known.” (Nathaniel William Taylor, 1786-1858)


Our Redeemer lives. Serve Him. Love your neighbor as yourself. Reflect Jesus in everything you do.


Remember this: “Some trust in [Republicans] and some in [Democrats], but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.” (Psalm 20:7)


Thank Him. Praise Him. Our God knows what he is doing.
GET UP. WASH. WORSHIP. EAT.

2 Samuel 12: 20-23: Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on lotions and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate.


His attendants asked him, “Why are you acting this way? While the [the ballots were counted] you fasted and wept, but now that [it's over], you get up and eat!”


He answered, “While the [ballots were counted], I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows? The Lord may be gracious [and we may win]. But now that [it's over], why should I go on fasting?"


So we will trust God, pray for the President, and preach the word in season and out of season. (Pastor Steve's paraphrase.)
Jesus taught his disciples to pray a certain way. Do you pray the way he taught us? Here's a very practical (and humorous) message that will give you a new perspective on how to pray "The Lord's Prayer."
Want an historical perspective on this contentious election? The Federalists believed that the Jeffersonians would be the ruin of the Republic. They argued with fury that if Thomas Jefferson and his party were to gain control of the White House, national disaster would ensue. They had two rival visions of what America represented and how our constitutional order was to be led and structured and directed.


Alexander Hamilton actually sought to find whether or not there might be a means short of violence to prevent Thomas Jefferson, who had been elected president of the United States, from taking office. But Thomas Jefferson did take office in 1801 and the Republic continued.


Claims of voter fraud without specifics are dangerous to the entire American experiment, but it is also dangerous to act as if electoral misbehavior or voting fraud is not possible because American history has demonstrated that it is possible and it has happened.


There is no historical question that Lyndon Johnson basically stole his Senate election, and it came down to the fact that his forces in one county actually had to ask out loud, "How many votes do you need?" After the election was supposedly over.


The same thing was true of the presidential election with far higher stakes in the year 1960. That election finally came down to the state of Illinois. It was one of the closest elections in American history, and it is virtually incontrovertible that there was a significant degree of voter fraud on behalf of John F. Kennedy in the area of Cook County, Illinois, in the 1960 election. (From Albert Mohler's "The Briefing" on 11/05/20)
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