The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord. (Proverbs 16:33 ESV)
Elections and Hope
Everyone seems to be forecasting doom. If one candidate wins, our American way of life will be changed dramatically. If the other candidate wins, our dreams of the American way of life will be moved out of reach. If either candidate wins, civil unrest will ensue. If either candidate wins, the actual result will be blocked in court for months. No matter how overwhelming a victory, or how sure a mandate seems to the victors… dark days are predicted.
Or not.
What if we remember, instead of all the reasons to fear, that the Lord is really determining the outcome of the election.
What if we remember, instead of all the scary predictions, that the Lord is really determining the outcome of the election.
What if we remember, instead of all the real hatred, that the Lord is really determining the outcome of the election.
Is not our voting a lot like rolling dice?
Every decision, every role of the die, every vote, every election is from the Lord.
If the election is in the hands of the power brokers, we would have many reasons to fear. If the election is in the hands of the electorate, we would have many reasons to fear. If the election is in the hands of chance or luck, we would have many reasons to fear.
But this all is in the Lord’s hands.
Have hope in HIS wisdom, HIS knowledge, HIS goodness, and HIS love.
Take the hope God grants us.