Dear Friends,
I hope you had a super weekend! Well tomorrow is the General Election for
the US. The devot. below gives a reminder to believers that we can make a difference in our nation by our vote.
Remember 2
Chronicles 7:14? "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."
Our land being healed, restored, turning back to the Lord and the values of
the Bible begins with us-the believers in the land, not anyone else.
Also based on the Bible, what type of a leader should we vote for? I have
also included a very short devot. on the qualifications of a good leader. The
verses gives apply to a pastor or deacon, but the qualities can apply to any man (or tweak it a
bit for a lady). Some of the qualifications based on Scripture are those who
choose life, moral/family values just to name two.
I was also just thinking of Romans 13:1, "Let every soul be subject unto
the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are
ordained of God."
This was is a blessed reminder to me that no matter the outcome of the
elections in our states, the Lord calls us to obey our authorities because He
is the one who 'ordains',
sets in place, those who hold office.
I pray that as you read this devot. and compare it to who you are voting
for, may the Lord give you wisdom in making wise choices that will honor Him and
help to turn our nation back to Him.
Lord bless you and your family this week! (Scripture links and devot.,
qualifications devot. below)
Scripture Link: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=phil.+3%3A17-21&version=KJV
(A reminder from Paul to the Philippian church to follow the examples of other
true believers, that there are those out there who are enemies of the cross of
Jesus, but that our 'conversation'- means 'citizenship' in the Greek, is really
in Heaven. Earth is our temporal home until we get to Heaven.)
A short list of
qualifications: http://www.icr.org/article/qualifications-leaders/
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