Political Tide

We may have our differences and opinions about people and policies and how things are governed in our nation...but one thing remains true. God is watching....and God is in charge and has authority over all things.all leaders...all consequences....and all circumstances....and blunder as we may through our human efforts...his plans will not be thwarted.. Two years ago...we voted...things swayed, we woke up to results of a vote from yesterday...things have swayed again. Just as the tides ebb and flow so does our country.

There is great talk of party lines....and government management...but too many times I think we lose sight of the fact that for our nation to remain in tack and strong we have to get back to the basics of how our country was founded. And that is on a belief that our one God, the father of Jesus Christ is indivisible and is supreme.
The lasting ingredient for a completed recipe of our nation's survival is generated from a root. A root that is dependent on God first and foremost before pomp, privilege and policies. If want God's hand of favor to to remain on us as a nation then we have to remain faithful to HIm as an overseer. For without his blessing and his under-girded strength and power...we will continue to fall into a state of restlessness and insecurity...no mater which party is holding the reigns.

I am not one for political involvement...I don't feel like I have much to offer in that arena....but what I do have to offer is my faithful prayers. I am convinced that prayer does work...for us individually, for us as intercessors for others, and for our nation. We need guidance for protection, resolution and for policy making. Our forefathers not only believed that and adhered by that ...but they publicity declared it...in writing and in person.

I am guilty of not making our nation and out leaders a priority in my prayer time. I pray for my family, my friends, my church, my decisions....but I let the national prayer issue slide. We are living in national critical times....on every front...financial, social, political, economical etc...and the issues are broad and most times very undefined....and confusing....but God is watching...and they are clear to Him no matter how murky the waters of spinning them may be. God knows what he wants of this nation...he knows what he wants of each of us but until we are willing to submit to his authority and seek his direction we will remain floundering....on unsettled territory.

My prayer this day is that we will, as a nation submit and have the courage to place God as our foundation. To not be scared to publicly declare his presence in decision making issues. To publicly go back to the roots of who this nation was established on....and the authority on which it stood and still stands, though it is being threatened as we begin each day. And my prayer is too for me as an individual...to be quickened to lift up this nation and its leaders in prayer....all of them no matter what party line they have claimed. For those who believe in the one God, the maker of heaven and hearth... there is no division in eternal life.......we are to be united....in prayer.... seeking His wisdom, His way and His favor....for this great country in which we live.

It is not only my duty as a citizen, but it is my responsibility as a Christian to ask God humbly to bless us and guide us. I hope that you too will join me in asking God to quicken your thoughts and nudge you to ask for prayers for our nation as well. Prayer may seem like a insignificant tool of reprise...but I am convinced that it holds great power...when lifted in humility and thanksgiving for what has God has already done on our behalf. If we, as a untied group of believers, will continue to earnestly and humbly acknowledge His presence, and His authority among us....we will recognize his continued hand of favor upon us.

Isaiah 45:19-21


19 I have not spoken in secret,
from somewhere in a land of darkness;
I have not said to Jacob's descendants,
'Seek me in vain.'
I, the LORD, speak the truth;
I declare what is right.

20 "Gather together and come;
assemble, you fugitives from the nations.
Ignorant are those who carry about idols of wood,
who pray to gods that cannot save.
21 Declare what is to be, present it-
let them take counsel together.
Who foretold this long ago,
who declared it from the distant past?
Was it not I, the LORD?
And there is no God apart from me,
a righteous God and a Savior;
there is none but me.


Political tides will always ebb and flow....and we do have a position of impact when we vote for one side or another...but the ultimate impact lies in the hands and authority of Christ Jesus....as he watches to see if we, as a nation push him away or if we accept his involvement...and honor His name.

God Bless America....Please!
Praise God wherever you are and whatever situation He has allowed you to be in . . . His glory will shine through!