“If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.” (Daniel 3:17-18)
I love the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Their faith in the One Who would walk with them into the fiery furnace is awe-inspiring. They would not bow down and worship an earthly king just because they were told to and everyone else was on their knees. They kept the proper perspective in a difficult time.
I feel the same way in the midst of our approaching presidential election. Each day has been peppered with grim warnings that if this candidate wins it will be the end of American democracy.
And the warnings have come from both of the major political parties. The warnings have resulted in massive amounts of financial contributions to underwrite the massive amounts of rhetoric that has been pouring out. In a few weeks, half the country will have come to believe in the end of democracy while the other half will be convinced it has been saved.
Christians have been sucked into the fervor just as much as Taylor Swift. What I believe is that my God is bigger than an election. That, if I believe He is Lord of all, then he is Lord of this moment and the next moment and the next. That, even though we are falsely convinced that we hold control and our fate, He is the One Who sees over the hill, knows the course, and determines the outcome.
Too often, the very people who say they are followers of Jesus treat God like He’s one of the Greek gods, sitting above the earth and watching the actions of mankind instead of being intimately involved with His creation.
My God is bigger than the election. What He can’t control is the ludicrous actions and words of those who have their own agendas. In the heat of the furnace, may we sense Him fanning us with His presence.
Words from WW Blog 