Election Results:

On Tuesday, November 4, 2014, the mid-term elections were held. As the election drew near, it appeared that there was a high percentage chance that the Republicans would retain control of the House of Representative and had a high probability of gaining the majority in the Senate as well.

As the polls closed and the election results began coming in, it was clear that the Republicans would increase their majority in the House and that they would have a majority in the Senate as well. Not only did the Republicans increase their power at the Federal level, but they also took control of a number of governorships and state legislatures.

Discussing the midterm elections Wednesday night, syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer told “Special Report” host Bret Baier the Republican victories were “the worst wall-to-wall, national, unmistakable, unequivocal shellacking that you will ever see” and a “nuclear explosion.”

He also said, “Was this really a subtle result? Was this sort of complicated and nuanced? This was the worst wall-to-wall, national, unmistakable, unequivocal shellacking that you will ever see in a midterm election, and it happened on just about every level. You’ve got in the House the Republicans now have the largest majority since 1929.”

With the change in the majorities throughout the nation, there was great jubilation among a portion of the electorate. However, the losing side immediately began to focus on the next election and what they were going to do take back the House and Senate.

The political war that rages in our nation will continue and sadly nothing much will change. If you are keeping tabs on politics, note the hope of change that exists today and see if there is real change in the months ahead.

While we can be aware of the political changes, but we, as Christians, cannot put too much stock in them. Our focus must on something much bigger. They should not represent our primary hope.

Psalm 146 is quite direct about whether we should put our confidence in human leaders.

“Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; in that very day his plans perish. Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God, Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever, who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners. The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; the Lord raises those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked He turns upside down. The Lord shall reign forever — Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord! (Psalm 146:3-10)

• We are not to put our trust in princes because they are limited in their abilities and insight.
• Instead, we are to put our trust in the God of Jacob who has the power and ability to give us every good thing in life.

Human rulers come and go, but our God reigns forever.

Have a good Sabbath everyone.

Gary Smith