The talk radio host Michael Medved has what he calls “Conspiracy Day,” when listeners call up and present what they believe to be modern day conspiracies. It is sad how many still believe 9/11 was a conspiracy by the US government, and humorous that some still believe man has never been to the moon. Of the latest are conspiracies about Obama—that he was born in another country, that he is really a closet Muslim and terrorist.
Most of us do not go to such extremes, but we often get caught up in imagining—and seeking out the worst in Obama, and the worst in our government in general. Isaiah 8 speaks a great deal of relief when we are commanded, “Do not call conspiracy everything that these people call conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread, and he will be a sanctuary…”
In the face of the Lord Almighty (think Isaiah 6), the relative power of our leaders melts away. God Almighty is the one we are to revere—even to dread, that in so doing we may turn to Christ and receive sanctuary.
God, no matter how many policies I disagree with, no matter how much money I believe is wasted, help me to keep a healthy perspective. May there be absolute respect for our government and leaders, just as we are called. Yet, may there be absolutely no fear, remembering that you hold the hearts of kings in your hand and direct them as a watercourse wherever it goes.
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