Angelic Electoral College December 25, 2016

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6 ESV

There are times when a limited readership of one's blog is a good thing.  This is one of them for tonight I delve into politics.

The verse from Isaiah is a favorite Christmas verse made even more famous by Handel's Messiah.  The rousing chorus from "For Unto Us a Child is Born" has brought thousands to their feet either in worship or peer pressure.  However, this year I am left wondering about phrase "the government shall be upon his shoulder."

I have no real idea of what that means, although most likely I have heard a sermon or two preached on it at one time or another.  But after this year's election results, I choose to align it with Romans 13:1. "Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

Although I have never been a student of politics, I am relatively well read.  Our current President-elect, Donald Trump, is by far the most potentially disastrous president America has elected in my lifetime, perhaps in all history.  His histrionics, lack of political experience, and egomania are frightening qualities for a man leading the most powerful country on the planet.  

But both the verse from Isaiah and Romans should bring peace to the Believer.  God has allowed Mr. Trump to be elected President.  While this November's election results were an astonishing surprise to every pollster and politico, God was fully aware of the results long before Adam and Eve tasted the apple. 

If we as individuals trust God's design for our day-to-day lives, with its joys and heartaches, we must also accept His direction for our country.  His ways are not our ways.  His thought not our thoughts.  If we trust Him for the little things, how much more important is that trust for the big things at such as time.  

Many people have protested with signs reading, "Not My President."  That may be true.  But Trump was God's president of choice for America.