The 2016 Election is Over, Now What?

Shall we continue with life as usual?  The Lord has allowed the leader the people has chosen to run this country. Natural laws have not changed since the times of the Israelites.  God gives the people what they ask for, sometimes not because it is good for them, but because of their rebellion. There are always lessons to be learned in every situation. 

In one of our local Newspapers it was asked of a few people to sum up the election season in one sentence. Here are some of the results: One man said, “Ridiculous, stupid and crazy. They are all ridiculous, Democrats and Republicans,” Another said, “Arsenic and cyanide; I don’t know who to vote for!”  Yet another said Unbelievable; I don’t know what else to say.” 

The women shared similar sentiments, with one woman stating: “The election is a crazy circus.” Another said; “Not enough attention is given to Hillary Clinton’s good qualities and finally another one remarked’ “There is turmoil and bad feelings across the country.” How many of us shared those same or similar opinions?

Now that the country has a new president Donald Trump, are you going to pray for him as you prayed for President Obama? Let his days be few; and let another take his office. Psalm 109:8? I hope that for those of you who prayed that prayer for President Obama have learned your lesson: God does not answer evil prayers.  Wouldn’t it make more sense to pray effective prayers?   

It is better to pray prayers that get answered.  Please pray for Donald Trump’s salvation and that He will allow God to work through him to lead this country. Often times leaders do not recognize the significant position that God has allowed them to be placed in and they end up listening to the people and pleasing them rather than they listen to and please God. This is dangerous and this is the reason the world is in the condition it is in now.

 Wouldn’t you like to see a Godly President in the White House?  You are probably saying, “Keep on dreaming.”  We can’t give up, we must move forward, not with our own agendas, but with God’s.  While we buy time, we still need to pray for God’s intervention.  There is no question that we are living in the last days, but while we are yet still alive, we need to live our best lives and we should do all we can to make that happen.

God can work miracles! He said: “If my people, which are called by my name, shall 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. God means what He says, but He needs our cooperation.

Dear heavenly Father, I pray in the name of Jesus and through the power of your Holy Spirit that this nation and the world will realize that You love them and You do punish people for their disobedience in order to bring them back to right relationship with You.  May the people obey your voice and rebel not against Your commandments so that Your hand may not be against them. Let us stand and see the great things that you will do before our eyes. Finally, dear God I pray that you will turn the heart of the in-coming President to you, let him embrace you with the zeal that he has for earthly riches and let him fear and serve you in truth with all his heart. Let him not forget those words, he spoke while on the campaign trail. “And I figure it's probably maybe the only way I'm going to get to heaven. So I better do a good job. Okay? Lord you know what Mr. Trump meant by those words, but my prayer is that he will seek to please you in all that he does and take to heart the Scripture that says, “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap”. In Jesus’ name -Amen