Where Is Your Faith?

As elections are taking place and a new president of the United States will be elected tonight and inaugurated in 77 days ask yourself "In whom is my faith, hope, and trust?" Is it a man? McCain? Obama? Is it the government? Are you putting your faith in people who are imperfect and will fail you or is your hope in the Lord?

Psalm 118:8-9 says, "It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes."

Jeremiah 17:5-6 says, "Thus says the Lord, 'Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind and makes flesh his strength, and whose heart turns away from the Lord. For he will be like a bush in the desert and will not see when properity comes, but will live in stony wastes in the wilderness, a land of salt without inhabitant.'" In contrast, verses 7-8 say, "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and whose trust is the Lord. For he will be like a tree planted by the water, that extends its roots by a stream and will not fear when the heat comes; but its leaves will be green, and it will not be anxious in a year of drought nor cease to yield fruit."

Obama has campaigned for hope in our country, but where is our hope? Our hope is in the Lord. Hope is not just something that we wish for, but it is a confident expectation that something will happen. Our hope can only be found in Christ.

On the other hand there is a great sense of fear of Obama. There is fear of the unknown about the economy, a fear for the unborn who may be aborted, a fear concerning the radicals associated with the candidate. Proverbs 29:25 says, "The fear of man brings a snare, but he who trusts in the Lord will be exalted." Fear is not from God, but we are to trust Him.

Remember whoever is elected as our next president that God is sovereign. He is in control. Our responsibility is to vote for the man for whom we believe God would have us vote and to leave the results up to Him.