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Inauguration Day Thoughts
It’s been a unique Inauguration Day, beginning with now-former President Donald Trump’s early morning departure from Washington, D.C., and then President Joe Biden’s swearing-in on the western front of the Capitol.
At Focus on the Family, we began the day with a call to the nation for prayer – for President Trump and his outgoing administration and for President Biden and his team. If there was ever a time requiring God’s mercy and divine intervention in America, today’s events seem to cry out for it.
As Christians, we’re commanded to pray for our elected leaders. That’s an easy task when our policy views align with theirs, but a whole lot harder when they stand for policies our faith and morality object to.
When the apostle Paul was writing to believers in Rome, he undoubtedly had this conflict in mind given the oppressive government of the day. Yet he nevertheless instructed, “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God” (Romans 13:1).
Keep reading for more of my thoughts on Inauguration Day. |
