My thoughts on the election and the state of our nation

OK, Nathan... Here they are.

I'm somewhat saddened, but certainly not dismayed, discouraged, or depressed by the outcome of the election. I KNOW beyond ANY doubt that God is in control of what happened yesterday and He is in control of what will happen tomorrow. There is no reason to fear as a believer. God holds the heart of the king and he turns it which ever way he chooses for His own glory and his own purposes. I wouldn't begin to start to speculate what His purposes may be in any specifics. At least not in print anyway;)

I'm saddened for the unborn because this election result will go a long way in furthering the slaughter. I'm saddened for the homosexual community because what the secular world calls progress related to homosexual issues, the Scriptures calls debauchery. I'm saddened for the poor because further entitlement and handouts is not the solution and will only serve to worsen the problem in the long run. I'm saddened for the rich because they have been stereotyped as the source of most evil in our culture by the left and they will be punished for much hard work and good accomplishments so that the entitlement can continue.

I rejoice for the church though because I know that a much needed purging will most likely result from these election results eventually. There will likely be a polarization of sorts that takes place in the next few years. We need a good dose of persecution and it will come.

The state of our nation? If by "Our", you mean Christians, then we must all be reminded that our citizenship is in heaven. Our nation is eternal. It's intact, unshakable, and it's builder and maker is Jehovah God. If by "Our", you mean Americans, then I think it's an awful mess. All of our problems exist at a grass roots level and the political climate seeks to fix it from the tree tops. It can't be fixed from Washington, but it can be worsened from there. The country is sick with a terminal case of greed and materialism. There is a sizable percentage of the poor that are lazy and sick with entitlement. Wanting something for nothing is one of the worst types of greed. There is a sizable percentage of the wealthy that are riddled with greed as well. They work hard for their money, but only to serve themselves. Greed! All of our economic problems would be solved in this country if greed and materialism were fixed.

Sadly, I fear that the church has a good dose of these diseases too. Christians are greedy and materialistic with the rest of them. We need to repent!! Perhaps, that is one of God's purposes for the hard times that we are facing. Judgment begins with the Church.

What we need to do as Christians in light of these election results is what we should be doing every day of our lives regardless of who is sleeping in the white house. We should pray for our rulers and those in authority over us. We should submit our lives for the Glory of God in humility and all will be well with us even though we perish.

Peace!