"But why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do the things which I say? Whoever comes to Me and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dig deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose the stream beat vehemently against the house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But he who heard abd did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great."
~Jesus quoted in Luke 6:46-49
Election years, that wonderful time of weeding through all the rhetoric in an effort to find out the truth about those who are being promoted as THE candidate to elect to govern over us.
Personally I'm glad the Olympics are on and interrupting much of the overplayed coverage of the media's choice of candidate. I find it refreshing to turn on the TV and see those who have trained diligently for their sport to be recognized and rewarded for their effort. The media does what they're supposed to do and simply reports on the achievements of the individuals or teams without added endorsement or diminishment. As a viewer I am allowed to choose without media bias.
If only it could be so easy for the elections.
All this to remind each of us to pray a little longer and dig a little deeper than the surface information provided in a drowning stream.
The waters are rising quickly on the future of our nation and beating vehemently against our house. We need to measure carefully the foundation on which we're building the future of our nation. Are we going to fight to let the truth of our founding fathers play forward, or roll over in a little sleep and slumber and invite destruction to come upon us? (See Proverbs 6:10)
As each of us prayerfully ponder who we give our vote to this November I ask that we remember this caution from God's word:
"These six things the LORD hates, yes, seven are an admonition to Him:
A proud look,
A lying tongue,
Hands thst shed innocent blood,
A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that are swift in running to evil,
A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among the brethren." (Proverbs 6:16-19)
The ultimate question to ask is what is the candidate doing, and what are we doing for the kingdom of God?
"Now therefore, fear the LORD, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD! And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for you this day whom you will serve,...But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." Joshua 24:15
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