Trump is going to be president again. God knew this, and He is sovereign over this.
This past Sunday I shared about living as exiles. Our eternal home is with God in heaven and we look forward to that. While we are here, we are exiles, and we seek the welfare of our city and nation. And we pray for our leaders and for the peace of our country. Some of you are probably thinking, for sure I can be praying and seeking the welfare of our city, especially since Trump is going to be president again. Let me challenge us, that even if Harris had been elected, we would still do these things.
Jeremiah wrote to the exiles to seek the welfare of the city where God had exiled them to, and to pray for it. One of the guys in exile in Babylon was Daniel. He was taken to Babylon as a youth. He continued to worship the one true God and lived to glorify his maker. After God revealed the meaning of Nebuchadnezzer’s dream to Daniel, Daniel is recorded as saying “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might. He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding…” We can also follow Daniel’s example as an exile, by continuing to seek the Lord for wisdom and bless His name. We also acknowledge with Daniel that God removes presidents and sets up new presidents. He is sovereign. He is in control. Daniel knew that God had set up Nebuchadnezzar as King. We know that God had set up Biden as president. His authority was given to him by God (Romans 13).
Today I’m thankful for the results of the election, but I also know that we were not meant to rely on the government or put our trust in leaders. We continue to put our trust in God. Let’s commit to praying for Trump and other leaders, and let’s continue to live as exiles, seeking peace for our nation and desiring our heavenly home.
See you Sunday!
Pastor Kyle