In Times of Financial Uncertainty and Political Confusion Wise Leaders Need to Get Effective Answers

As soon as I returned from that excellent Day Conference with international leader Gary Kah that I turn to Psalms 120 and 121. We had been hearing about what was going on behind the scenes politically and financially. I have checked up on the various organisation to which he referred and they all exist and they all appear to be involved in what could be classed by that overarching phrase, New World Order.

Psalm 120 encourages us to see things as they really are and one of the lessons in Psalm 121 is "Learning where to get answers". These are vital lessons leaders need to understand and teach.

Do you want answers to some of the serious issues going on the political and financial world? Then, read on. It will not be possible to give a comprehensive answer in one brief article but there is a satisfactory and satisfying answer available. I lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord. As we travel along the pilgrim road faith gives rise to many questions. There are problems, struggles, battles and even Jesus Christ had to face Calvary. When troubles come we have to look at little higher than the hills. The Psalmist knew that only too well. We have to look to God, and that is where we learn to get answers. Wise leadership will recognise and share this with others.
In a sense we are not just being given an apple here, but we are being taken into the orchard, where we can eat and be satisfied whenever we have that need. There are three hazards which travellers faced as they ascended the slopes in their approach to Jerusalem and that is the setting for these Psalms calls Songs of Ascent. Travellers could stumble over a stone. They could trip and hurt themselves. Many financial leaders and bankers have done just that over the past year and they have also cause hurt to many others.
Severe exposure to the sun was a real danger. Sever exposure to lust and greed are also real dangers and many have fallen seriously as result of the love of money. To love money is a tragedy of the most immense proportions. That is serious sin And, there was the effect of the moon on the emotional system, and this has been feared for centuries. This is far too serious a subject to be material for humour.
Yes, our God protects us, and watches over us, and shades us from harm.
It is part of life, even as disciples of Jesus Christ, that things can happen to us, physically, and in all kinds of ways. Paul experienced this and so did Peter and John and many others, and men still do. We have to set these words in the whole context of Scripture. This is not 'a being spared' from trials and hardships and sorrows. It is more a reassurance that none of these things can bring us under the domination of sin or Satan. Learn where to get answers and understand how to get answers, especially when it comes to the big issues of life. If you are a leader then exercise sound positive leadership and help those in real trouble at this particular time. Ease the dilemma which many are facing.
Sandy Shaw is Pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Prison, and Nairn Academy, and serves on The Children's Panel in Scotland, and has travelled extensively over these past years teaching, speaking, in America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, making 12 visits to Israel conducting Tours and Pilgrimages, and most recently in Uganda and Kenya, ministering at Pastors and Leaders Seminars, in the poor areas surrounding Kampala, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.

His M.A. and B.D. degrees are from The University of Edinburgh, and he continues to run and exercise regularly to maintain a level of physical fitne