They
traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things
God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise!
Amen. Romans 1:25
Romney or Obama. Obama or Romney.
Whose philosophy do you worship? Which man
do you idolize? Have you become a spiritual adulterer during this election
year? Is your email, Facebook or blog consumed with hate for the “other”
candidate? Do you smirk or post cynical remarks, causing discomfort in the heart of your
friends who may disagree?
When is the last time you read – and embodied
- Galatians 5:22-23?
But
the fruit that the Spirit produces in a person’s life is love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
and self-control. Is your attitude or the
words that come from your mouth or keyboard serving as a stumbling block to the
Holy Spirit? Are you even willing to look there?
“Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it.”
Isaiah 8:12
When you argue and seek to lift your opinion over others, you
glorify yourselves, not your Creator. You create division, not peace. James
(the brother of Jesus), Peter and John, the three pillars of the early church
community exhorted us all to follow the example of Jesus and speak to each
other in peace and love.
Then
if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek
my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will
forgive their sins and restore their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
During these heated times, let’s not open the door to the
enemy and give him a foothold. Let’s remember what our Lord told us.
One of the teachers of religious law was standing there
listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked,
“Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
Jesus
replied, “The
most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with
all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ “The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” Mark 12:28-31
