Busy last few days! Keeping up a daily blog probably was an unrealistic expectation!
But like the cloud and pillar of fire that led the children of Israel in their time in the wilderness, sometimes they camped only a day - other times a week or a month, even a year. Hopefully my posts won't be a year apart - but once or twice a week I'll try for.
This week we experienced democracy in action as the nation elected a largely Democratic slate to the House and Senate - thus peacefully shifting the balance of power. Also, many state propositions failed including Prop. 85 which would have mandated parental notification of a minor seeking an abortion. For some, this was a dark day. But as I was thinking about it all - really nothing changes as to our mission and witness.
We're still called to pray for those who rule over us - whether we agree with their politics or not. If you'ld like to look at this a little closer, here is the link to my study in Romans 13 from a few years ago, where I dealt with the believers response to current government - just click on the highlighted Romans 13.
I suppose many are wondering if God really hears their prayers - we pray for godly leaders and God honoring initiatives and legislation - and instead we so often get the opposite! But that's only because we just see whats in front of us and then react to it - when in reality, God see's everything that's ahead and knows how it all fits together - how it all works together. God has put you and I in our particular communities, states and nations to be a light and an example of real-time godliness. It really isn't so important as to which of man's government is ruling at any particular time. Governments change but our God's mercy, goodness, righteousness, truth, faithfulness, righteous judgements, and name endures forever.
May we not lose heart as we serve the One True God and may He use each of us as an example of His amazing grace and love.
Blessings! Pat
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While I understand what you are saying in regard to Romans 13, I don't completely know how well it fits with failure of Prop. 85.
ReplyDeleteA state proposition is brought before voters in California not because of our leadership but because of the people. It is passed (or failed) not because of our leadership but because of the people. Prop. 85 failed because of a corrupt people, not our corrupt government.
I'm not saying that our government is not corrupt, but I'm quite sure that the failure of prop. 85 is a reflection of our people.
But what will you do in the end? (Jeremiah 5:31)
Great comments Pat, keep focused and stay in tune with Jesus and with the will of the Father! Amen! Hello?
ReplyDeleteIn reference to Prop 85, we must understand that we are in a spiral downward and it will be sooner than later that Christians in America will soon face persecution that our dear brothers and sisters are now facing in many other countries.
I know that our 'freedom' as a country has not been used to glorify God. America has instead, used it's freedom for a license to grow in sin instead of the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Now before anyone acuses me being Mr. Negative, hold on. Was the mission of Christ and the Gospel ever furthered by any resolutions of man?
It is the Lord who works in and through us for His good pleasure. Phil. 2:13
Living in a state the recently has allowed the destruction of human life on the false premise to cure life, I can look to the Scriptures and see that God is in control and that we are nearing the end as we see it here on Earth and are getting ready to be taken by the Bridegroom to be together with Him forever! John 14!
Praiseallulia!