Trust in God Alone

Do not put your trust in princes,
in human beings, who cannot save. (Psalm 146:3 NIV)

Election Day... finally!!!  After all the rhetoric, propaganda and impossible promises of the last several months, you would think we were voting for the savior of the world.  The candidates (for all offices) would have us believe that they are going to usher us into paradise... "on day one!"

The truth is, no matter who is elected, some things will improve and other things will worsen.  Some of it will be as a direct result of our elected leaders and some of it will just happen no matter who our leaders are.  The effects (good or bad) of much of their work won't even be felt until a year or two after they leave office.  Lasting change just doesn't happen on day one.

The psalmist tells us not to put our trust in human leaders.  They cannot save us.  We should respect them and help them as much as we can, but they are not our saviors.  We already have one of those and need no other.  What we need to understand is that no matter what happens - in the world, our country, our state, our community - it's all ultimately going to be okay!  The battle has been won.  Our eternities are sealed.

Leaders will come and go... do good and not so good... make us happy and angry.  But our Almighty God is forever and never changes.  Trust in him alone.

Almighty and never-changing God,
No matter who wins in our elections today, remind us that you alone are in charge... and that's a GOOD thing!  Amen.

Joys:  my yoga buddy; talking with Richard on his own cell phone again; knowing that God is really in charge