If we turn
“At one moment I may declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it, but if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will change my mind about the disaster that I intended to bring on it.” (Jeremiah 18:7–8, NRSV)
In my Sabbath reading this week, in the Torah portion Chayei Sarah, I sat with a First Fruits of Zion commentary called A Change in Plan. It reminded me of something I needed: God is not locked into a threat once He has spoken it. When Nineveh turned, He changed His mind about the calamity He had said He would bring. FFOZ puts it plainly: “Repentance can avert a harsh punishment, but persistence in sin can forfeit redemption.”
That lands differently after an election.
I am not writing about winners or parties. I am writing about where I put my trust. Scripture says God truly can declare disaster over a people, and He truly can relent—if there is repentance. That condition matters. It is not a slogan for the other side. It starts with me. With us. With the Church turning back toward Him, not pointing at someone else and waiting for them to go first.
That gives me hope. Not hope that depends on an election result. Hope in the mercy of God. We can vote, serve, and care for our neighbors in public life. We cannot ask a government to do what only God can do.
So if the results unsettled you, or if what keeps you up is work that might not last, bills that still come due, or the question of what God is calling you toward next—we still have hope. Repentance is not a bargain that guarantees the outcome I want. It is turning toward the One I can trust when I cannot see the outcome.
This is what I want Revival Disruption to help grow in us. As AI changes work, I want us to know that losing a role does not mean losing our purpose. Extra time, if it comes, can be a gift for God and neighbor. But I will not pretend a lost paycheck is easy. The bills are real. We need practical help and people willing to carry those burdens with us. We also need to remember that our belonging and calling are in Christ, not in the system that employs us or the government that governs us.
Paul prayed that “the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13, NRSV). This is the fruit I long to see from this work: hope growing by His Spirit, changing how we live and love while we wait.
Jesus is coming. Our future is not finally in the hands of whoever won this week.
Lord, start the turning with me. Teach us to repent. Hold our hope in You alone.
— Jay