Just wake me up on the second Wednesday of November. —A worn-out American
Election years cook up the worst in all of us, it seems. Fear. Anxiety. Uncertainty. Division. Mix in the unprecedented stress of these challenging days, and we have the perfect recipe for a toxic buffet of emotional, spiritual, and mental turmoil. I see people becoming more and more anxious about what’s going to happen—no question about it.
“Well, what is going to happen?” you ask. Believe it or not, I can tell you. Over the next several days, I’ll tell you:
1) How elections are won.
2) Who will win. And…
3) When all elections will be decided.
What’s going to happen? I’ll tell you from the great prophetic book of Daniel. Amazingly, most of the answers will come through the words of Nebuchadnezzar, a ferocious, incredulous, pagan king. In Daniel chapter 4, in a letter written to all of us, he writes…
King Nebuchadnezzar, to the nations and peoples of every language, who live in all the earth: May you prosper greatly! It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me. (Daniel 4:1-2)
Listen, I’m troubled, too. I’m troubled by the bitterly harsh and caustic discourse between believers and unbelievers and between believers and believers. I’m troubled by the venomous words flying back and forth, the escalating anger, the fear and frustration as we fixate on our “enemies” and barely glance at our Lord.
As stress levels boil over, we may wonder if we, as a country, have lost our sanity. (Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar have something to say about that, too.) I look at it all, and I’m thinking, Hmm, perhaps we’re missing something here… Is it possible that the missing pieces can be found in this one chapter of Daniel?
In answering our questions about the elections, we’ll also discover incredibly important things about God and who we are as His people. I’m committed to helping you “keep the main thing, the main thing.” I’m committed to pointing you to Jesus—not some of the time, not most of the time, but all the time… even during an election year.
Lord Jesus, recalibrate us if we need to be recalibrated, please. Touch us, encourage us, correct us. Do whatever you need to do so that we might reflect Your truth and follow Your Spirit according to Your Word. In Your name Jesus, amen.