Yesterday, in Sunday School, we studied in the book of wisdom, Proverbs 6. This was mainly talking about work ethic and that our attiudes/ actions/ business dealings should reflect Christ, not leading nonbelievers astray. If we choose to profess Christ as Lord in our lives (which He demands that we do if we are truely saved), then we work will all our heart as unto the Lord, not for man. In reading further, I came upon these verses:
12 A scoundrel and villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth, 13 who winks with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers, 14 who plots evil with deceit in his heart-- he always stirs up dissension. 15 Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly be destroyed--without remedy. 16 There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, 19 a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.
Immediately, I turned my thoughts to our Nation and the upcomming Presidential Elections just 5 months away. Brent and I have been watching a doccumentery on the Discovery Channel about the race to Space and the excitement of our entire nation as NASA took President Kennedy's challenge to walk on the moon by 1960. During Apollo 11, the world was watching and the astronouts recited the first Chapter of the bible as they were orbiting the moon looking back to earth. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth...". Brent and I were amazed and excited that these astronouts would have the boldness to make those the words that they spoke at such a monumental time in our nation's history. Today, just 50 years later, it is almost mocked and chastized to utter such views of Christianity-- the views our nation was founded on.
Now, 48% of our country is lining up behind Barack Obama, a man we know very little about. They say a person is defined by the friends he keeps, so we look to them to answer the question "Who is Barack Obama?". These friends, which Obama has known for 20+ years, are now being denounced for political reasons. We look to:
--Farrakhan (black terrorist)
--Rev. Wright (spued hatred for America from the pulpit)
--Rezko (shady morgage dealings with Obama)
--Jim Johnson (advisor to Obama's search committe for VP who took a sweetheart deal with Countrywide for below market interest rates saving him 50K/ year on his morgage while Americans are drowing in their own morgage debts)
--his Grandmother (Christian who helped raise him).
In 5 more months, Obama may not have any friends left! He is either the worst judge of charracter, or a liar-- neither of which are very presidential.
Now, I go back to the verses in Proverbs above. If America is still willing to support a corrupt, radical, homosexual supporting, abortionist then we have NO RIGHT to ask God why he is allowing recession, uncertainty, terrorisim, and division to our country. It is by HIS GRACE that we have been a prosperous country until now. It is OUR CHOICES that are weakening a country that was once revearred among all other nations.
Matthew 10: 32 "Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.
