It is a cycle....there's success in either the presidential or midterm elections....the pendulum swings....and it has the look or disaster....then the pendulum swings again and then again and again and again...."if we only had one more conservative Supreme Court justice"....or "if we only take control of this branch of government or that branch?" I have watched this....incomplete hope....for over three decades now....with the same lines used on talk radio....which always include....."this is the most important election in our nation's history!" I have been involved in 'civics' in one way or another for a half century....it is necessary....but it's not the answer....and if we rely on it as being the answer....then it is worse then if we did nothing. The church is in disarray....and that is a generous description. God tells us unequivocally in His Word to drop what we are doing and build His church back up. John MacArthur's book....Christ's Call To Reform The Church....would be of help if we would read it. We have to get past Trump....we need our life back....and we need our minds back. The following is from October of 2010:
Handle With Care
Please consider this, that when you pick up a Bible to read, you hold in your hands words that are inspired by God. They are His words...to you! Without the movement of God's Spirit on us, they will be just words, but under the power of His Spirit their meaning not only begins to become clear but they reverberate every atom of our being and every neuron involved in our thinking.
Consider these words from Hebrews 4:12 For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. If one wishes to remain in rebellion to God one would do well to not pick up His Word, for should God will it, it will make very clear the folly and repercussions of holding on to our own autonomy.
On the other hand, if one (in sincerity and humility) desires to see just what is in this perceived time capsule...... it will be an illumination that is easy on the eyes, a taste sweet to the pallet, a feel exhilarating to the touch, a voice soothing to the ears and a pure aroma of cleanliness. It is powerful and will remain powerful even unto old age. It is provision for all that we will need on this journey. It is nourishment. It is radiation to kill cancer cells (of the soul) and minerals to build bones. It is mental exercise, rejoicing, and fulfillment. It is knowledge and understanding, intellect and emotion, humility and edification. It is oxygen itself to the Christian life but it is kryptonite to Nietzsche's uberman. It will not only cause you to love but define love itself. Its unity will bring division. Discerning this division will bring unity to the mind. So, the next time that you pick up a Bible... please know... that if you are not careful... an ax may be laid at the root of your paradigm of life"
