Who Really Holds Political Power?

In my beautiful and beloved country, Canada, we have just gone through a feverish and very heated federal election campaign.  It was a spiritual battle in every sense of the word.   People were either wanting radical change with a new Liberal government, or they wanted the moral and Christian-based ethical foundation, safety and the economic security of the continued leadership of the Progressive Conservatives.  Many believe that Canada was blessed by God in every way since this PC leadership continued to support Israel in spite of outside pressure to do otherwise.  The Bible says that whoever blesses Israel will be blessed, and that is a no-fail promise of God.  We will soon see if they will continue to support Israel, and if not will this favor of God on Canada be lifted with the new leadership!  The Liberal-slanted media had a heyday with their put-downs of the PC government that had worked so diligently to balance the books and not create a tax burden on its citizens like previous governments had liberally done.  During the campaign, the Liberals, who had lost their party several years ago, this time around had a charismatic leader, Justin Trudeau, for the first time in decades.  He seemingly knew the right words to say (however lofty) to the right people, apparently very liberal minded citizens who seem to voice their concern more for environmental issues than they do for saving the life of the unborn child.  Trudeau won an overwhelming majority of electoral seats mostly in the eastern part of our expansive country.  Many prayers went up for this election, and now many more prayers must go up for the Liberal leadership over the next few years.  Whether they will uphold Christian ethics and values or not which will benefit the entire country remains to be seen.

With the many promises Trudeau made regarding change and a "new" and "better" Canada, it is only those who know the Truth and the power of the Word of God that know that "new and better" without Christ is just another way of pouring new wine into old wine skins.  The real change that counts and lasts can only come from righteous living which brings honor and glory to God, and all according to His Word which every human being is to live by.  

Looking to governments and leaders and to people to meet our needs rather than recognizing and ultimately looking to the Highest and only power which is God, is a mistake to begin with.  Look at the following verses.  

Isa 40:15  Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

Isa 40:17  All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

Isa 40:18  To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

Isa 40:21  Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?

Isa 40:22  It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

Isa 40:23  That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

Isa 40:24  Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

For whatever reason, it is important to know that God, and not the voters, has allowed this Liberal government to be put into place.

Rom 13:1  Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

And the success of any county will all depend on the Christians ongoing prayers for the leadership that has been put in place.  We must never be lax or lazy in this regard.

1Ti 2:1  I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, andgiving of thanks, be made for all men;

1Ti 2:2  For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

1Ti 2:3  For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

And finally, a powerful image keeps coming to mind regarding who is really in authority and who holds all the power; for one day we will all bow to the Lord and give an account of our life to the Lord.  So it is not so much to judge what others do and say, it is what WE do and say that we are accountable for!

Rom 14:11  For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

Rom 14:12  So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Php 2:10  That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

Php 2:11  And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Having said all this, friends, this is very important on the world scene and for North America in particular, please keep Canada in your prayers at this critical time in our history.  We are continuing to believe for miracles and to see great things happen to the glory of God due to the power behind the prayers of every God-fearing, Bible-believing Christian.