I am
tired of all of the political commercials. I voted this week early. I think early
voting is the best thing yet. I would like for it to be law that once you vote
you are exempt from the political ads, calls and nonsense. I don’t know HOW to
do that but it should be a law. It is our responsibility to be good citizens
and vote as Christians. Regardless of the election results, it is our duty to
vote. But not our duty to watch those blasted ads.
Be
informed before you vote but not from the ads. Ads are what ads are and truth
is not as obvious as they would have you believe. Luke Skywalker asked Obi-Wan Kenobi
why he had not been told the truth about Darth Vadar being his father. Obi-Wan
replies that what he was told was the truth from a “certain point of view.” The
same can be said of those commercials, they tell the truth from a certain point
of view. They leave out the details. Do some fact checking. It means whatever
you do in office would be used against you in the court of public opinion, Catch
22. That is a shame. We need Godly men and women in elected office. However,
they will pay a price.
Consider
the amount of money being spent by these candidates to be elected! The totals
for this year will be a while coming in but I have little doubt it is obscene
when compared to the cost of providing food, shelter and clothing to those
without here and around the world. That’s the long view and politics is inherently
short sighted. Believers are to be good citizens but this is not our home. We
are ever so certainly being changed to fit in Heaven not here. By design and
sacrifice we will be less and less comfortable here. If we are not very careful
the temporary can consume us to the point of failing to look at the view of the
permanent. Heaven is the permanent. Politics is the temporary.
Paul
wrote to the Christians in Rome (a brutal oppressive regime) these words.
1 Everyone must submit to the governing
authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist
are instituted by God.
4 For government is God’s servant for your
good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for
no reason. For government is God’s servant, an avenger that brings wrath on the
one who does wrong.
5 Therefore, you must submit, not only because
of wrath, but also because of your conscience. Romans 13:1,4-5
HCSB
Notice there is no mention of
political ads! Come on Wednesday!
Really we should say, “Come, COME Lord Jesus!
In
HIS Service and yours,
Bro G
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