On Politics and Religion. Because I have studied politics for so long, I tend to read everything with an eye for political content, even the Bible. Or especially the Bible? I believe that government founded on biblical principles is the very best kind of government. Ours is just such a government. The principles of representation, separation and division of power, and capitalism are all biblical principles. But even as the positive principles of good government are biblical, so are the negative consequences of bad government. Take Psalm 94:20&21 for instance.
"Can a throne of destruction be allied with Thee, one which devises mischief by decree? They band themselves together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death." (NASB)
It is amazing how our current political environment resembles these verses. This is the most anti-God, anti-Christian government we have had in our entire history. We have had corruption (see Grant and Harding), we have had ineptitude (see Buchanan) we have had dangerous policy (see Carter), and we have had socialism (see FDR) but we have never had all four on such a grand scale moving at such breakneck speed to deliberately destroy everything that made this country great. It makes me sick, and it scares the daylights out of me. However, they have made a fatal error that will give us our one chance to change things and right the sinking ship--they have discounted and scoffed at God and the people who believe and follow Him.
Verses 22&23 of Psalm 94 go on to explain the consequences of those who would govern this way.
" But the Lord has been my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge. and He has brought back their wickedness up on them and will destroy them in their evil; The Lord our God will destroy them." I love the last line. "The Lord our God will destroy them."(my emphasis) They do not understand this part, that is the "our God" part. He is real, He is powerful, and He is at work. And HE WINS.
This should comfort us and spur us to action. This country was founded by people whose expression and practice of belief in God was threatened just as ours is now. These people took action against the authorities that threatened them. We can too. We will not leave to start over again like our Separatist and Puritan fathers did; rather, we will pray and talk and write and protest and run for office and send money. We will effect change by making ourselves heard and putting ourselves forward BE the government. This is still a government of, for, and by the people and we are "the people." This is not the time to hide in the safety of our churches and families, or they soon they will not be safe. This is the time to get involved and do the hard work and heavy lifting needed to turn this country back to its founding principles. They worked. Because they worked, we enjoy a standard of living like no one else in the world. I, for one, want to keep that and make sure my grandchildren have it, too. If we do nothing, evil will prevail and we will all lose, and that is not acceptable.