What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31) In little more than a month, he would be dead. But on this, the day of his second inauguration, President Abraham Lincoln had reason to be hopeful. The long and bloody Civil War was reaching its conclusion and victory was in sight. Yet Lincolns speech was marked not by hubris but by profound humility. Both read the same Bible, he said, speaking of the Union and the Confederacy, and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other...the prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes. Lincoln understood the foolishness of either nation lobbying God to be their side. It was and is the duty of every individual to conform to Gods will, not the other way round. There are many politicians who maneuver and shape their religious positions around polls and popular culture. And then were are those who acknowledge that the Almighty has His own purposes. Today, pray for more leaders who understand this absolute: For I the Lord do not change. (Malachi 3:6) - VANTAGE POINT DEVOTIONAL
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:39:51 +0000
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