Scripture doesn’t tell us to care for the poor with our taxes, or to assign government to tend to the sick, or to let the courts tell us how to love one another. Nope, it’s all my job, all your job.
Matthew 5:16 (NIV)
Let your light shine before others,
that they may see your good deeds
and glorify your Father in heaven.
Don’t expect government to do for us what God is calling us to do for him.
We have a new President. What do you think?
Time will prove whether the change at the top makes a difference, and if it does, whether the difference is an improvement. Likely, tomorrow will look a lot like yesterday.
“Real change that America needs will not come from the White House – it will come from God’s house, among Christians.”
Michael Anthony
One Thing All Christians Must Do
Townhall.com, posted 1/21/17
Are you up to the job?
Love him or hate him, American has a new President. And Scripture reminds us to pray for those in authority–love ’em or hate ’em.
If words fail you, quote Paul:
Philippians 1:9-10
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless.
Colossians 1:9
We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives.
Pray for the President? We’d love to!
We have lots of people converging on Washington DC, people from all sides of lots of issues. All of them should pause before their boots hit the streets, look skyward and sincerely say
May these words of my mouth
and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight, LORD.
(Psalm 19:14)
Forget the reporters, the cameras, the other marchers and your Twitter followers. God knows. And if it’s OK by God, it’s OK.
The world’s categories:
Wall Street / Main Street
black / white
red / blue
God’s categories:
those who are saved by grace / those who need to be
Guess which category counts for eternity–
Romans 8:1
Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
America, we’re a house divided.
We slice and dice ourselves by
Over the years, I’ve made my home in seven states, and in rural areas, small and mid-sized towns, suburbs and cities. What have I found?
Most people are nice.
Drop your snap judgments. Don’t assume. Ease off the labels. Get to know those people on the other side of the debate.
You might discover that “the content of their character” isn’t all that different from yours.
We complain. A lot.
We complain about the weather, our jobs, our homes, the food, our kids, our commute, the people we elected to govern us.
How does all that sound to God? Like we’re evaluating his job performance?
OK God, today you get just 2 stars for the weather. My cranky coworker was sick, so I’ll give you 3 stars for my workday. But that commute–not even 1 star. Come on, God, you can do better than that!
Our God is a God of grace and mercy. And for that, I am very thankful.
Taking God for granted?
I plead guilty!
Thank you, Lord, for the daily details, the tedious tasks, the repetitious routines — for
. . .
coffee beans
electricity
windshield wipers
direct deposit
supermarkets
pots and pans
toothpaste
pillow and blanket
. . .
“. . . gratitude, like hope,
is a force powerful enough
to penetrate even the deep pit
of depression.”
Kathleen Norris
The Quotidian Mysteries
John 14:1 (ESV)
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God.
And be grateful.
