Friday, June 24, 2016
I’ve been having conversations
about the current political cycle lately; a lot of
conversations. There is a lot of “back-and-forth”
about the virtues of this candidate versus that one (well, at least a lot of trying
to point out virtues).
I find myself getting worried at
times what this country is coming to…and then it hits me like a ton of bricks –
I’ve got no business worrying! And the reason it hits me is because I open
Scripture early in the morning and God doesn’t hold anything back; He says, Russell,
look here and stop your fretting, son…I’ve got this.
And so, I thought I’d share with
you what God spoke through Jeremiah about his day and the foolishness of ungodly
leadership. Listen closely:
Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O Israel! This is what the Lord
says: “Do not act like the other
nations, who try to read their future in the stars. Do not be afraid of their predictions, even
though other nations are terrified by them. Their ways are
futile and foolish. They cut down a
tree, and a craftsman carves an idol. They decorate it
with gold and silver and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails so it
won’t fall over. Their gods are like helpless
scarecrows in a cucumber field! They
cannot speak, and they need to be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of such gods, for they can
neither harm you nor do you any good.”
Lord, there is no one like you! For
you are great, and your name is full of power. Who would not fear
you, O King of nations? That title
belongs to you alone! Among all the wise
people of the earth and in all the kingdoms of the world, there is no one like
you. People who worship idols are
stupid and foolish. The things they
worship are made of wood! They bring beaten sheets of
silver from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz, and they give these materials to
skillful craftsmen who make their idols.
Then they dress these gods in royal blue and purple robes made by expert
tailors. But the Lord is the
only true God. He is the living God and
the everlasting King! The whole earth
trembles at his anger. The nations
cannot stand up to his wrath. Say this to those who worship
other gods: “Your so-called gods, who
did not make the heavens and earth, will vanish from the earth and from under
the heavens.” But the Lord made the
earth by his power, and he preserves it by his wisdom. With his own understanding he stretched out
the heavens. When he speaks in the thunder, the
heavens roar with rain. He causes the
clouds to rise over the earth. He sends
the lightning with the rain and releases the wind from his storehouses. The
whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge! The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they
make, for their carefully shaped works are a fraud. These idols have no breath or power. Idols
are worthless; they are ridiculous lies!
On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed. But
the God of Israel is no idol! He is
the Creator of everything that exists, including Israel, his own special
possession. The Lord of
Heaven’s Armies is his name! Jeremiah 10:1-16(NLT)
For You Today
If you’re like me you worry about the election
process. Well, get over it; whatever
happens in November, God can handle another Democrat or Republican in the White
House.
Like Jeremiah, weep for the righteousness of our
country, but trust in God.
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[1] Title Image:
By Donald Trump
August 19, 2015 (cropped): BU Rob13 Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia
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