Who’s happy this morning? How are you feeling today? For the most part the election is over. The votes have been counted, and some are going to be re-counted. But how are you feeling? Some may be disappointed. Some may be angry. Some may be worried, anxious about what the future holds. And what if your candidate won, is there any more or less reason to be worshipful this morning? What happened to your peace? Where did it go? You see, I think we have a trust issue. It’s easy to trust God when things are going the way we want. But as soon as things go sideways, well then we can get in a funky mood. I received a phone call this week from my doctor. She was giving me a report of some tissue samples. The report was good, and I thank God for that. But she was sharing how she is struggling with the outcome of the election. And I agreed and said that I too was considering this as I was preparing my sermon. And she said, yes, many are going to need to hear from you, to keep them calm. And I politely disagreed, and shared with her that the people don’t need to hear from me, they need to hear from God. She understood what I was getting at and said she would pray for me and for us. And that indeed is my objective this morning. I’m not going to pat you on the back and say buck up, everything is going to be all right. What I am going to do is point you to God’s word so that you can behold his magnificence, remind you that God is bigger than the circumstances, that He is sovereign. Kingdom perspective, take your eyes off of what is blaring on your tv’s 24/7 and focus on Christ. He is more lovely, He is more worthy, He is more glorious. Who is ready to hear from our Great God who speaks to us from his word? Listen. “A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” (Psa. 23:0–6) You don’t get there by focusing on your circumstances. You don’t get there by listening to some shrink guru pop psychologist. You only get here by trusting God with everything. Everything. “But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hand; (Psa. 31:14–15) Jonah faced a perilous situation. He was asked for his identity. Not only did he identify himself, but he revealed the identity of the One True Living God. May we do as David, and Jonah.