this is the first presidential election in which i can vote since becoming a US citizen last year. i sometimes find myself waking up in the middle of the night thinking about the election and what would happen if obama were to win, especially since the media is already predicting that he will win by a landslide. my comfort and the reality of all this, however, is that GOD IS STILL ON HIS THRONE!! man may think that he (man) controls his destiny, but, in actuality, it is GOD who is STILL in control of what happens to humankind. whatever happens in these elections is what God chooses for America. and we are in no position to discern His mind as His ways are far above ours. we can only trust in His will for our lives and for America.
this was brought even more sharply to me this morning in my morning devotions. i've been reading through the book of jeremiah and i want to share with you what i read.
The background is how the false prophet Hananiah prophesied to the Israelites that the yoke under Nebuchadnezzar would be broken in 2 years and how the true prophet Jeremiah told Hananiah that the Lord did not send him (Hananiah) to prophecy and that this prophecy was a lie. Jeremiah 28:15-16 read: "Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, "Hear now, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, but you make this people trust in a lie. Therefore thus says the Lord: 'Behold, I will cast you from the face of the earth. This year you shall died, because you have taught rebellion against the Lord.'" Verse 17 of chapter 28 states: "So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month." All because he lied.
LISTEN TO THE TRUTH -- Jeremiah 27:16,17,21,22
Being careful to ascertain what is true and refusing to believe error is as important as simply believing the truth. In our lives, as in the lives of the people of Judah, untruths may sound far more appealing than the facts. Hope that is not based on truth is false hope and must be rejected. The temptation is great to believe lies, to receive false encouragement and act on it.
The only safeguard against this is the truth, accepting and acting on it. God's truth, now complete, was delivered through such true prophets as Jeremiah. Only as it is accepted as our only direction will we be safe and bring honor to Him. Truth is always available, and must be followed in the presence of error, even when the truth is harsh and error is what we want to hear.
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