Revival Blog

This is not a political post, it is a revival post.

I had a man tell me on Sunday that we Christians have to vote because if the Democrats win and they allow gay marriage, God will judge this country.  Couple of thoughts straight off the top of my head:

The Bible talks about God’s judgment, at times, begins with delusion.  Lets look at a few things:

Iraq

1. Do you think that we are winning in Iraq?  Put aside your political views and honestly answer if you think that there will be a stable, non-Islamic government in Iraq in the next couple years.
2. I think there could be a stable Islamic government there but if God ordained this, as I have heard conjectured, was it His intention to transform Iraq from secular Islam to radical Islam?
3. Can you give me one biblical account of a war ordained by God that resulted in defeat not attributable to the sin of its leaders?  If we are going to look at this war from a biblical perspective, lets look at it with a biblical perspective.

Leaders of the Political Right

1. The leading talk show guy on the right just got busted for illegally having sexual enhancing drugs on his flight into the country.  The problem with that?  He is not married and has a recent history of drug abuse.  Yet most of the Christian Right consider him an ideological leader and little was spoken of this sin.  How can Christians have the same viewpoint as this man?
2. One of the new up and coming leaders of the right got divorced and remarried while his wife was battling cancer.  Christians did not bat an eye.  He is still a leader on the right.

Repentance

1. The U.S. went to the U.N. and told the world that there definitely were weapons of mass destruction and that Iraq was trying to amass nukes.
2. There were no weapons of mass destruction.  There was no Al Queda link.
3. Should we repent?
4. Can God bless this country if we refuse to repent?
5. What would repentance look like?

Abortion

1. Many Christians voted for President Bush on the belief that he would end abortion.  Do you believe he has tried to do that?
2. Do you think God is expecting less from the lost who do not fight abortion than He does for the Christian leader who knows it is wrong and does nothing?  (i understand the SC nominations but that is far short of sponsoring legislation / making a national mandate)

Finances

1. Do you think God is for or against astronomical (national) debt?

Self Righteousness

1. Do you get angry when someone poses these questions?
2. Is questioning the political right akin to supporting abortion and gay marriage to you?  Is that in the bible?  Might you have been sold a bill of goods?

It would seem to me that Christian leaders have gotten a little too comfy with politicians.  Christian friend, they are not on our side.  They are on the side of their political career.  Do not put your hope in democracy.  Do not put your hope in elections.  There is no political party that can hold back the hand of God in either blessings or judgement.

There is one hope for this country and that is Jesus Christ.  If more churches realized that the only way this country is going to be transformed for His glory is by open revival there would be more fasting and less glad handing.

Preacher, your church needs less voter guides and more prayer meetings.  We don’t need to learn more about the founding fathers, we need to learn more about tarrying at the altar.

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