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04-07-08 God and Government!
Political slogans are filling the air waves! Promises are being made. Pie in the sky is being offered. Each person is trying to “get one up” on the other. The truth is, nobody can deliver all that they promise.
Charles Kesler, editor of the Claremont Review of Books has written a very provoking article entitled: “Limited Government: Are the Good Times Really Over?”
In his article he made some statements that are worthy of our quote here:
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“Of all the presidential contenders’ slogans this year, Barak Obama’s have been the most interesting. His campaign creed is: “Yes, we can,” to which any reasonable person would ask, “Can what?” The answer, of course is: “Hope.” But again, a reasonable person might ask, “Hope for what?” The answer confidently comes back from the Obama campaign: “Hope for change.” Indeed Obama’s signs say: “Change We Can Believe In” as opposed, one supposes, to unbelievable changes. But the elementary problem with this, which any student of logic might raise, is that change can be for the better or for the worse.”
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In his article, Mr. Kesler went on to make the powerful suggestion that some confuse change with improvement. He stated politicians are asking Americans to embrace change for its own sake, in the faith that history is governed by a law of progress, which guarantees that change is almost always an improvement.
Most of us embrace change. In fact, we accept it every day and we know that sometimes change is for the better and sometimes it is not for the better. As a Christian and minister of the gospel, I embrace change and often applaud it. However, there are times where I see that society is weakened because of change.
On our weekly prayer list we have the names of our government officials (national level all the way down to state, county and city levels) and we exhort our Grace family to lift them up in our prayers. The Scriptures teach us that we are to pray for them that have the authority and rule over us. Our recent study in the Minor Prophets has revealed that God indeed uses nations to accomplish His will. God is interested in government, and since He is, shouldn’t we be interested also? The obvious answer is, “Yes!" So what do we do? Let me suggest a few things:
- Become informed.
- Read and listen.
- Seek advice and counsel.
- Step up and be counted.
- Get involved, if only on a limited scale.
- Support those who hold closely to the convictions that you have about God and country.
The Bible says, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord!” (Psalm 33:12) Let us do our best to study the truth of God’s Word and live by what we learn! Teach it to others. Become salt and light in a darkened world.
We must seek the face of God and ask for His mercy. Let us make every effort to bring about a “spiritual awakening” in our land that will get government and God together!
God’s ultimate plan for the planet is “theocracy” and one day ... the Lord Jesus will rule!
Until next week, Pastor Sears
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