Do Not Fret!
"Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of
the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut
down like the grass, and wither as the green herb."
Psalm 37: 1-2
Elections can send us into a panic. When competing candidates
and philosophies are vying for control of a city, state, province, or
nation, it creates
widespread sense of uncertainty and trepidation.
But nothing should
distress the believer. God controls the events
of history. He makes short work of evildoers, and He tells us to
fret not.
When the American Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia,
Reverend Jacob Duché led all in prayer. He said, “Be Thou present,
O God of wisdom, and direct the councils of this honorable assembly;
enable them to settle things on the best and surest foundation.…That
order, harmony and peace may be effectually restored, and that truth
and justice, religion and piety, prevail and flourish amongst the people.”
Let’s pray for God to guide our leaders and to remind them
of the power of His providence over all life. And remember:
“Do not fret—it only causes harm” (Psalm 37:8).
"O Lord our Heavenly Father, high and mighty King
of kings, and Lord of lords, who dost from Thy
throne
behold all the dwellers on earth…look down in mercy,
we beseech Thee, on [us]."
Jacob Duché
