Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.
For over a year, we were clued to our television sets, watching the campaign and debates between President Obama and Mitt Romney. There were a war of words and sweet promises from each lip. At the end of the day, God decided which person would sit in the chair at the White House.

It was quite amusing to hear the many discussions. All the experts seem to emerge from the cobwebs, providing us with the drama that led to the end of the US election. On the Republican side, they are stating that their whole belief is founded on Christian standards. While the Democrats, had a please all mentality. Many Christians lambasted President Obama on his stance towards homosexual marriage and abortion, citing that he had moved far from his own belief of four years ago. He was also taken to task for failing to make good on promises of a 5.4%or lower unemployment rates. Added to that, he was scrutinized about his so-called 'Obamacare'. With all that in mind, God chose to put him back in power.

Some Christians may question God in this regard. Wondering to themselves why God would put such a man in power? It is not for Christians to question God's supreme power, or to pretend that we are any different at times when we fall short and God lifts us up. God has purpose in everything that He does, and we may not see it now, but one day it will be revealed.

If we measure this election in the US against what happened in the Jamaica election, some wonder why did God not allow the JLP to retain their seat for another four years? But again, God made the decision to put the PNP in power. Under the PNP things may be much harder, but God is in the mix.

We have to admit also, that not everyone who calls themselves Christian is with God. We are warned in Matthew 7:22-23 "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.' You see friends, many are taking God's name and making a mockery of it. They use God to justify their wrong actions, and when it suits them, they quote from His Word.

In the US election, many people were looking at polls and making predictions, but there was hardly any acknowledgement of God in any of these proceedings. Not even in their speeches did they see it fit to acknowledge God. But at the end of the day, no one expected President Obama to win so easily. That's the power of God. He can change anything and anyone in a twitch of an eye. God is not like us, who are tossed like waves in a storm. He does not do things to please, He does things out of love for all. 

What we have seen in this election is that the United States of America is a symbol for other nations. It is a nation that has grown beyond expectation, allowing a man of color to be President  This President is the ruler of the free world. Could that be God's purpose? It is an example for other nations who continue to trample the rights of others, to learn and grow. The US has set the standard for others to follow. With God leading the charge, who can doubt that they will achieve all their goals in the short term. He has lifted them for over 200 years, and there is no doubt He has spoken again in this election.