Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities,
for there is no authority except that which God has established.
The authorities that exist have been established by God.
Romans 13:1
Wow! That’s about how I summed up the election of 2008. I am struck in two ways during this historic moment in time. First, as an American black man and a great, great grandson of a slave, my heart was full of joy and celebration as I watched a nation elect a man as President of the United States of America who at one time, as recently as when I was a child, could not ride in the front of busses, drink out of certain water fountains, enter certain restaurants, sit in the sanctuary of some churches or be enrolled at certain local seminaries. I never thought I’d see this day in my lifetime. We’ve come a long way!
Secondly, as a Christian my heart is comforted towards hope and drawn towards prayer for our President-Elect as I hold onto the Sovereignty of the God of the universe. A.W. Pink offers a definition of this sovereignty:
“The Sovereignty of God. What do we mean by this expression? We mean the supremacy of God, the kingship of God, the god-hood of God. To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that God is God. To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that He is the Most High, doing according to His will in the army of Heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth, so that none can stay His hand or say unto Him what doest Thou? (Dan. 4:35). To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that He is the Almighty, the Possessor of all power in Heaven and earth, so that none can defeat His counsels, thwart His purpose, or resist His will (Psa. 115:3). To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that He is "The Governor among the nations" (Psa. 22:28), setting up kingdoms, overthrowing empires, and determining the course of dynasties as pleaseth Him best. To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that He is the "Only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords" (1 Tim. 6:15). Such is the God of the Bible.
”No matter what your thoughts are about our new President-elect, keep your eyes on our Living, True and powerful God who doesn’t change office every four or eight years, who can be trusted and who will always do what’s right. Live each day proclaiming through a prayer from your heart these powerful words from First Chronicles 29:11. "Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is Thine; Thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and Thou art exalted as Head above all"
Wow! That’s about how I summed up the election of 2008. I am struck in two ways during this historic moment in time. First, as an American black man and a great, great grandson of a slave, my heart was full of joy and celebration as I watched a nation elect a man as President of the United States of America who at one time, as recently as when I was a child, could not ride in the front of busses, drink out of certain water fountains, enter certain restaurants, sit in the sanctuary of some churches or be enrolled at certain local seminaries. I never thought I’d see this day in my lifetime. We’ve come a long way!Secondly, as a Christian my heart is comforted towards hope and drawn towards prayer for our President-Elect as I hold onto the Sovereignty of the God of the universe. A.W. Pink offers a definition of this sovereignty:
“The Sovereignty of God. What do we mean by this expression? We mean the supremacy of God, the kingship of God, the god-hood of God. To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that God is God. To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that He is the Most High, doing according to His will in the army of Heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth, so that none can stay His hand or say unto Him what doest Thou? (Dan. 4:35). To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that He is the Almighty, the Possessor of all power in Heaven and earth, so that none can defeat His counsels, thwart His purpose, or resist His will (Psa. 115:3). To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that He is "The Governor among the nations" (Psa. 22:28), setting up kingdoms, overthrowing empires, and determining the course of dynasties as pleaseth Him best. To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that He is the "Only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords" (1 Tim. 6:15). Such is the God of the Bible.
”No matter what your thoughts are about our new President-elect, keep your eyes on our Living, True and powerful God who doesn’t change office every four or eight years, who can be trusted and who will always do what’s right. Live each day proclaiming through a prayer from your heart these powerful words from First Chronicles 29:11. "Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is Thine; Thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and Thou art exalted as Head above all"
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