If My People. . .

“First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.  This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”  – I Timothy 2:1-4

We are eight days away from the election.  This scripture is clear that we are to pray for our leaders.  We are told to do likewise in Romans 13.  Right now the American people are spending all of their time evaluating the candidates for every office.  We should be praying that we will select leadership that will lead us in a direction that God would have us to go.  It is not about who promises me the most or who lines up with my ideas and philosophy.  That is not a Christian way of looking at voting.  We should be praying that our leaders will reflect Biblical principles.

None of these candidates are perfect.  They are a reflection of the American public.  In many cases that is very troubling.  It is easy for us to follow our own desires and then try to get God to justify our selection.  God will never fit into our mold!

Let us pray for our personal lives, our families, our church, and our nation that we might seek to fit into his plan for our lives.  Our country is in turmoil because we have done the opposite.  Ask the Lord to help us in turning that around beginning today.