Weekly Opinion/Editorial
The Gospel will change America!
by Steve Fair
Nationally, I predict that Governor Romney
will win election with 309 electoral votes, Republicans will pick up three
seats in the US House and two seats in the US Senate. But will that make a difference in America?
To every candidate, the end of a campaign
most often brings relief. Campaigning is
hard work and those who sign up for public office are courageous people. Candidates put their time, talent and treasure
into an effort to make a difference.
Only one gets to claim victory, but every candidate that throws their
hat into the ring makes a difference.
They give the citizens a choice and without a choice, we get the same
government we have always had.
I admire all candidates, no matter their
party affiliation and even if I don’t agree with their position on the
issues. It takes courage to run for
office. After the last vote is counted,
the results are announced, and the signs are gathered up, life goes back to
normal for everyone except those who were elected. They are now expected to serve and hopefully
remember those promises they made during the campaign. Governmental leaders should serve with an
attitude of servitude. All too often,
elected officials don’t see themselves as servants, but they in fact work for
us and do need to be reminded of that occasionally.
Three principles that every American
citizen should remember:
First, God established government and those who won yesterday
were put into that office by God. He
makes no mistakes and in fact everything that happens in a believers life is
ultimately for his good according to Romans 8:28. God sets up and brings down kings and
rulers. He was not surprised at the
results of last night’s election. He is
in control. He is the sovereign ruler of
His creation. While I do believe America is
currently facing the ‘abandonment wrath’ of God on our country(the withdrawing
of His blessings), rest assured God is in control.
Second,
citizens should stay engaged in the process.
Why do we have corrupt leaders and a corrupt political system? It’s because people only pay attention every
two years for 90 days. As Thomas
Jefferson said, “the price of liberty is eternal vigilance.” You can’t take a month or a year off- you
have to stay engaged in the process.
That means staying informed on the issues. Politicians have a tendency to forget their
campaign promises once the campaign is over.
It is the duty of citizens to hold them accountable and to call their
hand when they vote wrong, Christians should be the salt and light of
society and when they fail to stay engaged in the process, America gets
the kind of government we deserve.
Third, we will never change America by electing more
conservatives or more Republicans or more Democrats. Until we confront the root cause of our
problem,-the moral decay of our society due to man’s fallen depraved nature- we
are just treating the symptoms and not the disease. The only cure for the disease is the gospel
of Jesus Christ. Christians should vote
for politicos who will allow the gospel to have free reign in America.
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