Tuesday, November 8, 2016
I have no
doubt in my mind that after today is over one political camp will be singing
along with the Psalmist:
Sing a new song to the Lord,
for he has done wonderful deeds. His
right hand has won a mighty victory; his holy arm has shown his saving power!
Psalm 98:1(NLT)
If the President
we elect turns out to be the candidate for whom you voted, I pray your trust
was wisely-placed, and the course of our nation will be blessed. And if it was not mine, I pray my choice will
prove to have been foolish, and the course of our nation will be blessed.
And now, no
matter which candidate wins or loses, and no matter if we get it wrong or
right, on to more important things…after the voting is done, let’s see if we
can’t get on with what the beloved Apostle John wrote:
I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that
we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had
from the beginning. Love means doing
what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as
you heard from the beginning. 2 John 5-6(NLT)
Our country
has lately been acting quite third worldly in the sense
that we are a hot, seed-bed of anger and terrible harshness in every way. If art supposedly reflects the culture from
which it comes, then politics is an even better mirror. What we have seen in this political election
borders on two children slinging insults on the playground.
It would be
laughable if the stakes weren’t so high.
And I’m not particularly singling-out the horrifying image of fingers on
the nuclear buttons; I’m talking about the wake of these candidate-bashing
sounds and images in media, destroying any vestige of what used to be at least
civil discourse or debate. Who can see
the goodness of a heart when all that fills our eyes and ears is anger?
Paul told us
that the only few truly lasting things would not be education, budgets,
trade deals or healthcare; the truly eternal, indestructible legislations are birthed,
nurtured and maintained in the human heart:
Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and
love—and the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13(NLT)
That sounds like
a landslide.
For You Today
So, if you’re
reflecting on this after the voting is over, and you’re wondering what the next
step is to do right by whoever was selected for the Oval Office,
well, there you go! The greatest step is
to love! Begin to exercise faith
in what God has allowed. Keep your hope
vital and strong in Jesus Christ. Love
everyone God brings across your path.
Everything
else is window dressing and weeds.
Everything!
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