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GOD APPOINTS LEADERS

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After the election of the last president, many evangelical leaders said that God put that man in the place of leadership, citing Romans 12. According to that same logic, the current president was also chosen by God to lead this nation. 

Some say that President Biden is too old to be president but if God chose him then age need not be the factor for God can do what he wants, give the ability to whom he wants, and even make a way should something go wrong with a president in office.

This brings me to a question for all of us. How should we pray concerning the leadership of our nation? For whom should people vote to be in agreement with the will of God?

I am not suggesting who I think should be the next leader of our nation. Rather I’m asking how best to conform to the will of God. 

While there are many issues to consider I will pray that our leader is one who is concerned for the people that Jesus was concerned with: the poor, the marginalized, the homeless, the unborn,  the aged,  the hungry, and those in need of justice. Just to name a few. 

Let’s see where the urgings of God lead, and what God’s will is for a nation that, if it follows Jesus, will be the light for the world. Maybe it’s a Republican, Democrat,  or Independent. 

Whoever wins will be God’s choice, according to some of my more evangelical colleagues.

As Abraham Lincoln once said, ‘Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.’

WANTED: A MORAL COMPASS

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Is there anyone out there who knows how to point our nation to a true moral north?

We seem to have lost our way. When all we care about is ‘self’ and ‘winning’ we have entered through the wide gate that leads to destruction.

Any leader with an ounce of decent morality would stand before this nation and at least say something like “We ALL bear some responsibility for the incendiary atmosphere that is choking the good life out of us. And ALL includes your President.”

I know there are agendas and issues and things like politics. Health care, jobs, lots of money in our pockets and being number one in the world and having the strongest defense all seem to be at some point on the compass but not true north.

But for the love of God (really) let’s all get down off our high horses of being ‘right’ and teach our children a better way to think and live. Please, someone, write me some names of political leaders in our nation who HAVE a moral compass, of pointing the way to what is right and wrong instead of blaming everybody else and making sure we have enough votes to WIN.

I need some role models to believe in. Do your children have leaders that are role models? Hold them close.

Jesus said, the way is narrow that leads to LIFE and few find it, or even look for it. People don’t want the ‘best’ way unless best means ‘me first’. We want the road to victory where our enemies lie strewn along the pathway. Enemies being people we don’t agree with.

Jesus once prayed to his Father that his followers would be ONE like Jesus and the Father were. My God, what happened to that unity? We have forsaken you for the almighty mammon. Someone, out there, please help us.

I am remembering: OUR HELP IS IN THE LORD WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH.

YES, Abe Lincoln said that times like these drive us to our knees. Then on our knees let us go before the ONE TRUTH NORTH, to beg God’s forgiveness and help for the healing of this nation.

May God have mercy upon those who are victims right now, today, especially our Jewish kin who once again find themselves the target of hatred and violence. Please Yahweh, come to their aid and comfort. Grant HOPE to your people everywhere. Amen