Starting at the Beginning of Politics

I have to admit that today I'm grieved. It's not so much that the Antichrist might have just risen to power (because that means Jesus is coming!), nor the fact I live in a society where idolatry of self runs rampant and we vault personal rights over human life. I believe that God has given us over to depraved minds and lawlessness. I think, just as He did with Israel, we are reaping what we have sowed and He is giving us exactly what we demanded in our new 'king.'

It was so encouraging this morning to read Psalm 33 and realize, in light of "starting at the beginning," that you cannot disentangle God's sovereignty in creation from His work in History. Psalm 33 states:

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;
He lays up the deep in storehouses.

Let all the earth fear the LORD;
Let all the inahbitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
For He spoke, and it was done;
He commanded, and it stood fast.

[SO THEN - DON'T FORGET]

The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing...the counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations (Ps 33:6-11).

To understand politics correctly, you must start at the beginning. Watching The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe last night in class reminded me the battle is already won, even when seemingly outnumbered and hopeless, and Christ will come again in power, might, and majesty. And as I got home and stared up at the stars on a crisp November 4th, I was reminded that He hung those stars and he keeps those galaxies in place. He did it with a mere word, and does the same thing with history. Therefore, perhaps we can mourn for our Nation and what this election reveals about our hearts, wisdom, and discernment - but more than mourning, we can rejoice and "bless the LORD at all times" (Ps 34:1) because this is all moving towards a glorious end.