Set Your Sights On Things Above
We so quickly get our eyes off God. Let's get back into
perspective.
perspective.
I see this so often in our Christian circles - 'Stay out of politics - it doesn't matter in the long run.' Wait. What? Do you know what happens when Christians stay out of politics? Holocausts happen. I'm not saying that Christians caused the Holocaust, no. Hitler caused it, and those in his regime who refused to stop him...including those civilians in the area who helped the regime. They caused it. When I was going through the Holocaust museum in DC a couple weeks ago, I couldn't help but wonder - where were all the Christians then? Where was the outrage? Where was the political push to do the right thing earlier? How could thousands of Christians stand by and watch while God's chosen people were crushed? (And others, mind you - the Jewish people were not the only ones persecuted.) Innocent lives were being not just taken - that sounds so sterile... Innocent lives were being violently and horrifically ripped apart. And many Christians stood by and watched. Do you know why? Because of this same attitude I see today. "Just stay out of it." "It's not our business." "This world's politics don't make any difference in the long run." I have friends who believe this way...and I'm sorry, but I believe they are wrong in this. We are left on earth for one reason - to glorify God. And if we aren't being the salt and light in the world around us, then we aren't glorifying God, are we? Christians have abandoned certain parts of our duties...and politics is one of them. We've told kids for at least a couple generations now that going into politics is somehow compromising. That it's something that Christians have no business being in. Then we sit back and shake our heads at the state our government is in. We wonder where all the 'sane' people went. We cluck our tongues and say, 'Lord come quickly' when we hear of some of the things our government is deciding. Think again, my friends. I beg of you. Think again. Christians have a duty to bring Christ wherever we are. If Christians abandon politics, Christ won't be in it anymore. And that's not God's fault. It's not anyone else's fault but ours. |
AuthorI'm Sherry Chamblee, aspiring author of Christian fiction, mom of six, wife to a cool dude, and caregiver to his granny. Besides that, I am just little old me - it's just a phrase, I'm not really old, honest. Check out my new release!
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