Thoughts on the November Elections – Part 3
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war…And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “King of kings and Lord of lords.” [Revelation 19:11, 16]
I rue the November elections because there seems to be no real choices in the candidates. I always have to vote for the “lesser evil” so-called. Why can’t I have someone with whom I really can get on board? So we considered alternatives: anarchy, republic, monarchy.
The bottom line is that God established authority to keep order, as we learned from Romans 13. But God also established His Word to teach us what is right and what is wrong. When government rule is contrary to God’s Word, then the leaders are not ruling in accordance with the purpose for which God established government. If we must choose between God and government, we must always choose God. If we can still obey God, we must obey all authority which is over us.
Here’s the thing, dear friends. In the good ol’ USA today the prevailing mindset is “I-me-mine” and “looking out for Numero Uno”. Anyone which puts a damper on what we want, well, we declare war on him and see how many folks we can persuade to side with us. The prophet Micah observed the same thing among his people back in the day:
If a liar and deceiver comes and says, ‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’ he would be just the prophet for this people! [Micah 2:11]
I don’t mean to be harsh, really I don’t, but that is an apt depiction of my beloved country today. Even the evangelical churches are governed by affluent middle class morality, rather than by the Bible. We Christians are too busy enjoying “the good life”, that we haven’t any time left over for real life, i.e., daily time alone with Jesus.
In the Bible verses quoted at the start of this study, the Lord Jesus is revealed to be THE KING and THE LORD. He rules as an absolute monarch. He won’t come to you or me and prophesy plenty of wine and beer. He doesn’t give you or me our way, in order to curry our favor and stay elected. Those who behave that way are known as opportunists. Jesus is no opportunist!
We today cannot get a handle on this truth because we live in a permissive entitlement society. I have my rights, you see. I’ve forgotten what the word responsibilities means. If I don’t get what I think I deserve in anything whatsoever, then someone is doing me wrong!
This mentality has a direct bearing on government and the November elections, dear friends. Really it does. But we’re out of time again, so we’ll have to postpone learning what it is until our next study. Let's go worship the Lord a while and come back for the next study.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Exodus: Volume 2 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
Categories: Church Age
I rue the November elections because there seems to be no real choices in the candidates. I always have to vote for the “lesser evil” so-called. Why can’t I have someone with whom I really can get on board? So we considered alternatives: anarchy, republic, monarchy.
The bottom line is that God established authority to keep order, as we learned from Romans 13. But God also established His Word to teach us what is right and what is wrong. When government rule is contrary to God’s Word, then the leaders are not ruling in accordance with the purpose for which God established government. If we must choose between God and government, we must always choose God. If we can still obey God, we must obey all authority which is over us.
Here’s the thing, dear friends. In the good ol’ USA today the prevailing mindset is “I-me-mine” and “looking out for Numero Uno”. Anyone which puts a damper on what we want, well, we declare war on him and see how many folks we can persuade to side with us. The prophet Micah observed the same thing among his people back in the day:
If a liar and deceiver comes and says, ‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’ he would be just the prophet for this people! [Micah 2:11]
I don’t mean to be harsh, really I don’t, but that is an apt depiction of my beloved country today. Even the evangelical churches are governed by affluent middle class morality, rather than by the Bible. We Christians are too busy enjoying “the good life”, that we haven’t any time left over for real life, i.e., daily time alone with Jesus.
In the Bible verses quoted at the start of this study, the Lord Jesus is revealed to be THE KING and THE LORD. He rules as an absolute monarch. He won’t come to you or me and prophesy plenty of wine and beer. He doesn’t give you or me our way, in order to curry our favor and stay elected. Those who behave that way are known as opportunists. Jesus is no opportunist!
We today cannot get a handle on this truth because we live in a permissive entitlement society. I have my rights, you see. I’ve forgotten what the word responsibilities means. If I don’t get what I think I deserve in anything whatsoever, then someone is doing me wrong!
This mentality has a direct bearing on government and the November elections, dear friends. Really it does. But we’re out of time again, so we’ll have to postpone learning what it is until our next study. Let's go worship the Lord a while and come back for the next study.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Exodus: Volume 2 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
Categories: Church Age
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