Psalm 47: 2 How awesome is the Lord Most High, the great King over all the earth!

We are over a year into a new Administration following the 2016 U.S. elections. Some who were dejected are now excited because the economy seems to be doing well. Others who were excited are now dejected and, if the media is to be believed, there is still a great deal of anxiety about what the future holds for the country. The fact is that no one knows except God Almighty. He ordained it that way. The earth is his and everything and everyone in it. (Psalm 24:1 refers). So the question is not what the new Administration will do, but what does the Lord God have in mind for the nation.

The thing to realize is that no one comes to power in the nations of the earth unless God allows it, so every leader is under God and he will give wisdom to whoever asks for it. The business of every citizen is to continue to pray for the President and the Administration that they will seek God’s wisdom in all that they set out to do. King Solomon asked God for wisdom and was given that and more riches than he could handle.  (See 1 Kings 3: 1-15). We can be sure that God has not abdicated since Psalm 47: 7 – 8 remind us: “For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise. God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.

For the Christian community our charge still remains the same as was given to Israel: “If my people who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14). We are intercessors first and foremost for this land we love.