In church yesterday, one of our scriptures was 1 John 4:18, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear.” After following politics this week we may think there is much to fear. This is simply not true.
Do we trust God? In church yesterday our children sang a song with the chorus: “And if our God is for us then who could ever stop us. And if our God is with us then what could stand against?“ We are teaching songs like this to our children, yet in our own heart we doubt this statement when we fear the politics in our government.
God never said that United States of America was part of his long-term plan. While we may strongly desire the United States of America to continue to be a strong Christian nation, this may not be essential to God’s plan. God cares about the whole earth, all of its contents, and all nations. We are not a favorite in his eyes. We could end up like ancient Israel, wiped out and sold into slavery, yet God saved a faithful remnant to build his next nation. He led them with a pillar of fire, fed them with manna from heaven, and made water come from a rock. Surely he can withstand the antics of a Supreme Court nomination process!
It is not our place to judge how God is doing his job. When we fear crazy antics of our government, are we saying that we believe that a crooked politician has more power than our God? Are we saying that our challenged government has the power to thwart God‘s plan? They may very well have the power to ruin the foundation of this nation, yet they are no match for my God!
God’s final plan is just, and his plan is perfect. It is only through this truth that frustrated Christians can find peace and rest.
Is God calling you to take action? If God is leading you, then obey. Yet God will not lead you to hate or anger, so be careful that you are not getting your motivation from an evil source.
The closing hymn we sang in church yesterday was “How Great Thou Art.“ Do we believe this? Then stop fearing, and get to work!
