Who Do You Trust In

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. Psalm 20:7
“My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”  John 18:36-37
In Jesus day the Jews were under Roman rule. They did not like being under Roman Rulers. When Jesus came they were looking for a political leader to lead them out from Roman rule. That is not why Jesus came. The Kingdom Jesus was bringing was not of this world. It was a kingdom ruled in the hearts of man. A kingdom where men and women would give their hearts and lives to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. It was not a political system. I am very political, too much so. I think it has taken God some time to point out in my life that I trust in the great or not so great political system of our Nation. I think many Christians do the same. It does not matter if the President is Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Obama, Trump, or even had it been Hillary. God is sovereign, and he gives us our rules. Romans 13, God ordains civil authority, but above that it is our hearts and souls that God desires. Who do we really trust in? If we really trust in God, our political leader should not matter. Our political leaders do not clean up our hearts and lives, only Jesus can do that. Jesus kingdom is not of this world. I voted for Trump and I am thankful for him. But what bothers me is in political discussions, if I am talking to a liberal they sooner or later will mention Trumps words about women caught on tape some 24 to 25 years ago and will state we would be better off with Hillary. The yo dot judge by the same standard or they wouldn't want Hillary either. They do not see it because they are looking for a political leader. Then there are people like me that are supporters of Trump and sometimes I think we could not have progressed with a President like Hillary. We would have gone further down the tube. These words tell me we still have our hope in a political leader. Trump, Obama, Bush, Reagan, Clinton are not going to fix our land. It is God and he starts by fixing the hearts of man. These political leaders are very conscious of the way we think. They want to stay in power. I believe that as the hearts of the people of this country go so go the leaders to stay in control. So many started off saying marriage was between one man and one woman but as the political forces seemed to change, they embraced same sex marriage to stay in control. This time Trump more accurately read the mood of the majority and won. I know some will mention that he did not win the popular vote but that is still why I believe God is in control. We can change that and God will still manipulate the system and the votes will still give us God's will. God is sovereign. I think we need to listen closely when we talk, some of us trust in Trump, some of us tend to trust in Hillary. We need to trust in God. His kingdom is not of this world, it is in the hearts of man. As God fixes the hearts of man so goes our country. If we think Hillary will do a better job than Trump or vice versa, are we still not looking for a political fix for our country? There is no political leader that is perfect. Jesus was the perfect one that died for our sins. This is where our Trust needs to be placed. We trust in the name of our God. He alone can change the hearts of man. He can change the hearts of man if the President is Trump or if it is Clinton. It will not matter to the hearts of Christians. Why, because we trust in the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Think about the things you say in a political discussion, is your trust in a fallen human being or is it in the King of Kings and Lord of Lords?  God bless, LVZ.