Mossy’s Blog

I went to bed on election night earlier than normal.  I didn’t want to be watching when the election was called, so I hit the hay hoping that maybe God would answer millions of prayers as we all prayed for His will to be done.

His will was done.  Barak Obama won the election because it was God’s will.  To think otherwise is to embrace a belief that says that God is not sovereign, not in control.

So what does that mean?

God has blessed us with a strong nation. President Obama may continue to faithfully follow God’s will, and if he does, God’s blessing will continue.

It could mean that God will use Obama as a tool of His judgment against us.  Consider the biblical record:

·         Joash was king in Judah, and he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but he wasn’t perfect.  Then he was murdered…

·         Amaziah followed as king, and he did the right things too, but he didn’t do everything right.  Then he was murdered too…

·         So Azariah followed his father, and he did right in the eyes of the Lord.  Still, he ended up dead…

·         Jotham was up next, did things right, and then rested with his fathers…

·         Finally, we get to Ahaz, a king who did not do things right.  He even offered one of his sons as a burnt offering sacrifice.  The word ‘wicked’ comes to mind.  Eventually, he died, and it would appear that it was a pleasant death.  He just went to sleep…

·         Leading to Hezekiah becoming king.  And a good king he was, doing right things in the eyes of the Lord.  But he died too, leading to

·         Manassah, a pretty rotten king…

Perhaps you get the picture.  Good king, bad king, it was all in God’s plan.

But here’s the thing that I realized around 2 a.m. on November 5: If I was looking at John McCain to be the answer to the problems we face, then I was guilty of idolatry.  John McCain does not supply my needs.  The US government does not supply my needs.  God (Jehovah-Jirah) is the One who provides for my needs, and for the needs of our nation.

If our nation has turned to Obama for “Hope!”, then the LORD is no longer our hope.  Psalm 33:12 says “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His heritage.”  We will no longer be a blessed nation, and we will face His righteous judgment.

Before we pack our flame retardant umbrellas, remember that God is rich in mercy and will withdraw His judgment if…

[I]f my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 1 Chron 7:14