Reflections on Election Morning
This morning, I woke up with a heavy heart as I considered the results of last night’s election. I’ve spent much of the morning praying, thinking about the condition of our nation, and returning to the Scriptures.
My disappointment isn’t simply about political parties or who won and who lost. My concern is much deeper than that. As Christians, we are called to examine what we value, what we approve of, and what we place our hope in. We ought to be asking whether our convictions are being shaped by the Word of God or by the desires of our flesh, our pursuit of comfort, our love of money, and the things this world promises us.
And that examination must begin with ourselves.
Paul writes in Romans 1:16–17:
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, ‘The righteous shall live by faith.’”
Paul continues in Romans 1:18–32 by describing humanity’s rejection of God. Although God has made Himself known through creation, sinful humanity has exchanged the truth about God for a lie, worshiping and serving the creature rather than the Creator.
What a sobering description of the human heart.
We are so prone to elevate created things into places of ultimate importance. Power, prosperity, security, comfort, approval, and even our political convictions can become idols when we allow them to occupy the place that belongs to God alone.
But Romans doesn’t leave us merely examining the sins of the world around us. Paul goes on to establish that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). None of us stands righteous before God on our own merit. Yet Romans 3:24 reminds us that sinners can be justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
That is the gospel. And that is where our hope must remain.
Something else has been on my heart this morning as I think about the women I’ve been teaching and the passages of Scripture we’ve been studying together.
When Paul writes, “The righteous shall live by faith,” he is quoting Habakkuk 2:4.
Habakkuk was a prophet who looked around at the wickedness, injustice, and violence of his own day and cried out to the Lord. He struggled to understand what God was doing and why He seemed to allow evil to continue.
Doesn’t that sound familiar?
But what I find so beautiful about Habakkuk is that he doesn’t abandon the Lord in his confusion. Instead, he positions himself to watch and wait.
“I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me.”
— Habakkuk 2:1
In the ancient world, watchmen stood upon city walls, looking for approaching danger or messengers. Habakkuk uses this imagery to describe his posture before God. He doesn’t have all the answers, but he is determined to wait upon the Lord.
And God’s answer includes this remarkable declaration:
“But the righteous shall live by his faith.”
— Habakkuk 2:4
Faith does not mean having every answer. It does not require circumstances to change before we trust God. It means trusting His character, His promises, and His purposes even when the outcome is not yet visible.
By the end of Habakkuk’s book, his circumstances have not suddenly become easy. Yet he declares that even if the fig tree should not blossom, the fields yield no food, and the flocks disappear, he will rejoice in the Lord and take joy in the God of his salvation (Habakkuk 3:17–19).
What a beautiful picture of faith in the in-between.
This is what I want to remember this morning.
My joy cannot depend upon election results, political leadership, financial security, or the direction of our culture. If it does, my peace will always be as unstable as my circumstances.
But Christ is not unstable. His throne is not threatened. His promises have not changed, and His return is certain.
So yes, I am grieved. I am praying for repentance, for revival, and for hearts to turn back to the living God. I am praying that the Church would be faithful to His Word, unwilling to exchange truth for comfort or compromise for acceptance.
But I am also reminded that our calling has not changed.
We are still called to proclaim the gospel, love our neighbors, pursue righteousness, speak truth, repent of our own sins, and live by faith.
Our hope was never supposed to rest in the outcome of an election. It rests in the risen and returning Christ.
So my prayer today echoes the words of King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20:12:
“We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
Lord, may our eyes remain fixed upon You. Bring us to repentance. Revive Your Church. Teach us to be faithful in the waiting, steadfast in truth, and joyful in Your salvation.
For the righteous shall live by faith.
The Meek Momma
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