The Real Issue!

It’s that time of year again that frustration begins to settle in my soul. We are nearing an election, this one happens to be a historic national election, but it could be one to fill local offices. It’s as we enter the final weeks of any campaign that I see people picking a candidate because of their views on a single issue. Usually it is a stance that will benefit the voter, but it’s most always on one issue. It seems there are some problems that trump all others, and while I agree, it’s not social security benefits, political reform, race or the war. Listen to me carefully, all of those are important issues…very important, but until we address root problems in our society we will never solve anything. Scripture reveals for us the value of all creation. Corruption, killing, caring for others, respect, and injustice are no-brainers if we view them thru lenses of Scripture. However, if we used Scripture as a guide, we might have to read it, and even acknowledge there is a Creator. And if, as a nation, we did that, we might realize the corruption we have embraced, which could lead to conviction and revival! But until then I am reminded that Habakkuk wrote, “The just shall live by faith” (2:4). Knowing that, I reject the frustration of the day, believing that God still sits on the throne, regardless of how (or if) we vote in the upcoming election.