Politics in a Perfect World

Don't know much about politics. Don't need to. God assigns authority, and no power ever attained came from any other source than God. From Lucifer on down, God has filled every position. He will continue to do so as He sees appropriate. There is a plan and God is in control. Some will say, "If so, He is really doing a shoddy job of it"! Or, "A loving God would not create a mess like this"!, "God is not the author of confusion"!, "God didn't intend it to be this way"!, etc. "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God". Romans 13:1
How could anyone of us think that we were all-knowing enough to know the mind of God? He reveals just enough to us to show us that His ways are higher than our ways, His thoughts higher than ours. There are a few verses, (made obscure only by the lack of use), that give us an idea of the extent of His control. This is referred to as His sovereignty. "For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth". Romans 9:17 How many Jews had to die for God to show his power over Pharaoh? God is a loving God, so obviously there was a reason beyond our comprehension.
We should vote. We have to stand for what we believe in. We have the responsibility to care for our family. I haven't voted for a Presidential candidate in years. I have voted against many. Have faith that God knows who to assign as our leaders. He assigned Pharaoh for His purposes, as well as Adolph Hitler and Augusto Pinochet. Whoever is in office, remember this, "The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: He turneth it withersoever He will". Proverbs 21:1 Once that assignment has been made, we are instructed in what to do. "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty". 1 Timothy 2:1-2
The next time your pick doesn't get elected to office trust that God is in control. Even the disciples lost hope when Jesus was crucified by the local authorities. Only later did they learn the truth; "Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain". Acts 2:23 God's plan was carried out perfectly! It is still being carried out perfectly! Take courage, God is in control! (More on the perfect world later).