"We need/want a strong leader," so say many in this world according to polls conducted in many nations. Who then is stronger than the Most High God? We wonder in this age if God is not given only to work through our hands and feet. Many ask, "Where is He?" However, as a believer in Christ, I'm thinking that God does as He pleases, just as He has since the beginning. In Psalm 33, the word tells us, "The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect." (v10) Then, to remind us of who does hold the strength and power, verse 11 states, "The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations." The word of the LORD shows the strength we already have in a leader, why is it that so many desire more?
Of course, our human leaders are much like us. As we learn of our weakness, we desire a leader who is all that we are not. All that I am not? Yikes! What an awful burden to place on a poor human leader. We have the privilege in this nation of complaining about our president, and complain we do! With our prominent place in the world, many others feel the need to complain about our leader too. Fortunately, none of us are able to solve all the world's problems, and we must come in prayer to the One who saves.
We will have that strong, perfect leader one day. Jesus will sit on His throne and judge between the nations. Until that day, expect a lot of leaders in the world who give us plenty to complain about. The very things that go into a strong leader these days tend to make him or her a celebrity, which in turn brings pride, and we know what comes after that. Well, at least we should know. The biblical version is: "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." (Prov 16:18) We tend to hear the shortened version a lot, but the result is similar.
Have a better day in Christ,Bucky
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