Its been a while since I posted anything here. At this time the election drama is coming to a close to the delight of many, and the chagrin of many others. Assuming things go the way they are heading, many Christians will ask how this could have happened and why it happened the way it did. I imagine many will be tempted to lose their faith over something like this. But we must not let that happen. God has many ways of accomplishing His purposes. ONCE AGAIN we wed ourselves to a certain course of action we think will or should occur, and when it does not occur we are deeply disappointed. No matter how convincing it looks to us that God will do a certain thing, God shows us time and time again that His purposes will be accomplished in His way only.
The Christians who seem the happiest right now are the ones who are letting God do His thing in His way. The saddest are the ones that believe He let us down because He did not do what we thought He should. In the case of the election many prophets decreed that a certain thing would happen. While God may still do it, it is going to require quite a miracle at this point. When we heard the modern day prophets we believed what they heard. If it does not happen, we then become confused and disoriented. This is not good.
In the Book of Hebrews God tells us that in the former days God spoke to us through His prophets, but in these last days He has spoken to us in His son. So maybe modern day prophets are not always reliable. Maybe the only thing we can be sure of is exactly what scripture says. Scripture tells us how to live and what to expect. It tells us God is sovereign and that good and bad happen to all and that God will win in the end. It tells us that hard times have a purpose in our lives. They occur in order to grow us and to teach and mature us. It tells us God chastises believers who sin and that judgement will come for the persistently unrighteous. The bottom line is that if God says it, it will come to pass, and that God acts to accomplish His purposes alone. Finally I would say we must not seek God only for what we want, but for the full experience of Him.
Do you want to know what He is up to? He is up to saving souls. He is up to the establishment and protection of Israel and Jerusalem as His eventual resting place. He is up to the protection of innocent lives. He is up to the ability of His children of ALL races and countries to be able to live for Him and to spread the gospel. He is up to answering the prayers of all His children for their welfare and joy as much as possible. If you want to know more about specific events keep an open mind and don’t wed yourself to any preconceptions. The more invested you are in a specific outcome, the more likely you are to miss Him. He never fails and He knows all things. Trust Him in the way things ARE, not only in the way you want them.
