The elections, fear and peace.

The elections are tomorrow and the subject on a lot of people's minds and hearts is fear and peace. The majority, fear, while peace seems to be lacking.

Friends, I have news for you. Are you ready?




God is God whether McCain or Obama wins.

God is God whether we even HAVE a President.




Ouch. And you thought those were tough... read the next one out loud.




God is God whether YOU feel Him at work in your life.


God is God and HE will REMAIN on His throne today, and tomorrow and the next day, etc. He will REMAIN God when we don't feel Him, when we can't hear Him, when we don't understand what He's doing. He is constant. His love in constant. His love is unconditional. His presence is everywhere. He is at work in places we don't even KNOW about yet. He knows all.

Even who the next President is.

So why are we afraid?

God is NOT a God of fear. That is not from Him. And if it's not from God, it's from Satan. 2 Tim. 1:7 says: "For God has NOT given us a spirit of FEAR, but of power, and of love and a sound mind."

I have more news for you: God is in control.

I know, I'm throwing a lot of truth on you at once. But please understand that as I type these words I am saying them to myself as well.

Peace is the absence of fear. Not the absence of trials and conflicts. Trials and tribulations WILL happen. We live in a world that serves man, the serves self. This world is so full of evil that those trials WILL come. But we have no need to fear it. Our peace, our hope, our identity, our future is in CHRIST. If everything is in Christ, than there is no need to fear.

God is in control. God sits on the throne. God already knows.

Yes, it's true that we as a nation need to bow to our knees, turn away from our wicked ways and turn to Him. Yes, it's true that our nation as a whole is wicked and evil things that are SO FAR away from God are happening. Yes, it's true; it seems our nation is not getting closer to God, but farther away.

God is in control. God sits on the throne. God already knows.

We, as believers, have the power through Christ to live a fearless life. That is my prayer for you. To live through CHRIST, fearlessly, loving, faithfully, serving HIM.