Attention all political parties, worldviews, theological understandings, races, creeds, and colors, Jesus is still Lord in every way, shape, and form. Rest assured whether or not your candidate won or lost yesterday, at every level along the way, all the way up to the White House, Jesus is not shocked, stunned, bewildered, confused, angry, or in despair today. He is not wringing His hands at the right hand side of the Father, fretting over the results of November 5. The republicans are not lord. The democrats are not lord. The independents are not Lord. The House of Representatives is not Lord. The Senate is not Lord.
Half of the country is mourning and the other half is celebrating and, apparently, never the twain shall meet. What to do? What to do? Here is a suggestion: If you are a Republican, climb up on the cross alongside Jesus, and die. If you are a Democrat, climb up on the cross alongside Jesus, and die. If the one you voted for won, climb up on the cross alongside Jesus, and die. If the one you voted for lost, climb up on the cross alongside Jesus, and die.
Then, get back in the saddle and be the Church of Jesus. Feed the hungry. Give a drink of water to the thirsty. Take in the stranger. Clothe those in need of clothing. Look after the sick. Visit the prisoner. Invite your neighbor to Jesus. Embrace the hurting. Strive for justice for the disenfranchised. Find a need in your neighborhood, and do what you can do to meet that need. Help the jobless find jobs. Be a giver of grace and mercy. Forgive where needed.
Jesus is Lord, world. He loves you so very much, and you can’t get out of it. The purpose and will of God are not set back because of an election. The crucified and now risen Lord reigns, today as He did yesterday and the day before and the day before.
On a day when many people are happy and many people are sad, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13)
