The 2008 Presidential Election: Whom will you vote for?
The election is just days away with many of us living in fear of the outcome. Many of us have lost faith in our leaders. We don’t know what to believe anymore. Physical and economic disasters astound us. Who is the man who can stand at the helm and steer us to safety? Who is the man who has our best interest at heart?
I don’t recall previous presidential election campaigns where the voter needed to research much of what came out of a candidate’s mouth. But today we need Fact Check services to verify truth in their speeches. We have also become desensitized to distortion and exaggeration as part of the norm, as well as character assassination. This isn’t what our country needs. What our country needs is a president who will walk with wise men and deal justly and seeks truth? One who does not speak with deceit, has no hidden agenda, and is not greedy for gain? Do any of these presidential candidates qualify?
God had blessed the people of this great nation abundantly. But now that we have grown full and fat, we have turned away from Him believing that we ourselves, the created, have caused ourselves to profit. We have turned from the Creator, throwing off His restraints, and establishing our own standard of what is right and wrong, allowing stubbornness and rebellion to take root. Now extremists, who have seared their conscience, want to push what God calls evil to be legalized as good. Because we offered little resistance, our lives hang in the balance.
It is my contention that no matter who becomes president of these United States, God will still be weeping, and His judgment will continue to go forth. “Acknowledge your sin and return to Me,” He pleads. But instead, the Democrats point to the Republicans and the Republicans point to the Democrats, exclaiming, “It’s there fault we’re in this mess! The two camps are polarized and ready for divorce. But what does God have to say about this? First, He calls each party to repent of it’s own sins. What one party does blatantly the other does in secret. Each party needs to look at how it collectively has contributed to the degeneration of our nation. Then after it takes the log out of its own eye, it can see clearly to help the other party see the light. But that’s not what’s happening. As we near the changing of the guard, there is no mention of God in the political speeches; no credit due His honorable name; no bended knee crying out to Him as destruction looms. King David, one of the most famous kings of all times, was not above the moral law. In fact, the Lord told David to read the scrolls daily that contained His word. Why? So that he would know how to govern his people. King David after all held the office of King, not the office of High Priest. All law was built upon moral law, first handed down by Moses.
The TV show CSI can invoke the names of Greek gods, House can show men and women praying to Buda, but how often do we see TV shows where families pray to Jesus. How often must we watch single males and females jumping out of one bed into another and rarely wholesome family sitcoms consisting of a father and mother and children? How often do any of the presidential candidates shudder and speak boldly to the public about such troubling things, realizing how far removed we are from God’s norm.
How distressed are they knowing that not only men, but also women and children are living homeless on the streets while the news media keeps us from this reality. Which of our candidates will plead the cause of the orphan or defend the rights of the poor, or not divide God’s undivided land. Which of our candidates will protect the lives of the unborn as well as the lives of the newborn. Which will protect the sanctity of marriage, or protect women against rape and children against incest? Which will enable men to provide for their families? Which candidate will treat citizens as innocent unless proven guilty, guarantee their rights rather than strip them away, protect their privacy rather than monitor their every move. I say only one type of candidate would strive to do this: one who believes that man is made in the image of God and therefore believes all are to be treated with dignity and respect. He would also be one who adheres to what has made our country blessed in prior years, adherence to the Ten Commandments. Such a candidate knows he cannot solve our nation’s problems alone, that we must return to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And such a candidate will not place himself above the law.
How can we tell if we have such a candidate? “You shall know them by their fruit” – not by their words but by their deeds. Do you believe we have a candidate like this? If so, vote for him. If not, get down on your knees. Judgment is upon us. Come Lord Jesus.
Jan True
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