In Whom or What are you Trusting?

It has been an interesting week watching the events of the week.  On Tuesday of course we had the inaguaration of our first African American President, Barack Obama.  It has been very interesting to watch.  It is exciting to see how our country has come a long way on the issues of racism.  Yet at the same time we have a long way to go.  (That is another blog for another time) 

But for other reasons this has been a sad week.  It has saddened me to watch people look at President Obama and think he is their savior.  It is sad that people look to a man or a goverment to meet their needs.  It does not matter who the person or president is, that is not the point, but rather that people are looking to a human being to bring about something that only God can do.  Of course God uses man to bring about his purposes, but it is ultimately God’s plans that prevail.

In my time with the Lord this morning I read a great passage from Proverbs 3:5-6  “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”  Our trust should never be in any one person, place or thing, not in our President, Goverment, Pastor or Boss.  God alone is the one in whom we should trust.

There is great story in the Old Testament that shows that God is the one whom is Soveriegn over all things including goverment. It is the story of Esther.  The second in charge in the kingdom of Persia desired to destroy the Jews and manipulated the King to allow him to do so.  But God raised up Esther through a series of miraculous events.  She became the Queen and was used to save the Jews.  This story shows the clear hand of God that was in it. 

The same God that controlled the situation in the middle east thousands of years ago, controls our nation and government today!  We can take comfort in our God who is trustworthy!

Trust in Him alone today!