Moses' father-in-law
said to him, “What you are doing is not good. You and the people with you will
certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not
able to do it alone. Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with
you! You shall represent the people before God and bring their cases to God,
and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know the
way in which they must walk and what they must do. Moreover, look for able men
from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe,
and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of
fifties, and of tens.
By this time in any
election year we have had our fill of political commercials and advertisements
about upcoming elections and political candidates. In the book of Exodus we are
given God’s guide to choosing our elected officials. We are told that we should
select elected officials that are beyond reproach, those that have a
relationship with God and understand His expectations for their office.
My prayer for us this
day is not so much for us, but rather those that run for political office. My
prayer is that they know that they not only represent us, they represent God as
the caretakers of what He has created.
May we pray for our
candidates to make good sound decisions and truly represent those that sent them?
Additionally, let us be careful to make sure that we place Jesus Christ before
any political party or candidate, and at the end of the day make sure that
Jesus is always our prime candidate as Lord and Savior.
This is the day that the
Lord has made.
