Luke 21:1-9
Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, 2 and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. 3 And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. 4 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”
5 And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, 6 “As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” 7 And they asked him, “Teacher, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?” 8 And he said, “See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. 9 And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end will not be at once.”
An election year here in America.
Poverty, abundance
Two cents in
When and what change
Elections are rarely pivotal in the pendulum of life
Kings, and Governors
CHRISTIANS and Christian voters
Not voting from impulse, real meditation
Bear witness - goverment supposed to be for the people
endurance gains life
What will we look for in this election. What would Jesus say to us in this election year. Would He say raise the minimum wage. When was the last time you lived on minimum wage? Perhaps minimum wage would work if we didn't need housing, gasoline or coffee.
- However, Clark, our Priest, says we are not really supposed to be Democrat or Republican. We have a King. Jesus Christ. We are supposed to care for our parents. Care for our spouse. Honor GOD our Father. Care for our children. Place them further down on the list below our own parents, surely a new thought today. And in general, create a world where we self-govern. God called for government when the Children of Israel arrived in the promised land. Read the covenant with God, the commandments and honor HIM. Do what is right.
- We have a choice this year. A sitting President with Hindu idols in his pocket, literally from the inaugural interviews, and photographs. A man who had his Christian Minister not preaching a ministry of reconciliation. The country of Israel not as recognized as an ally. Or a Republican running who is a Mormon. Now is the year to decide where your values are.
- As you pull the lever, and please do, people have died for you to have that right. Pray for this Country. I know I will pray for leaders who honor Jesus.
- Exodus 20
- And God spoke all these words:
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
1“You shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
2“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
3 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
4 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
5 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
6 “You shall not murder.
7 “You shall not commit adultery.
8 “You shall not steal.
9 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
10 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
Proverbs 6
There are six things that the Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
19 a false witness who breathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers.
- In the Exodus, God asked the Children of Israel to have a place at the table for the poor (slaves) and for the sojourner (traveler wanting refuge, Jesus Christ bring salvation to the nations, especially religious persecution). This wasn't an easy request for people hard pressed.
- God did not ask for government to be separate from our voting. Notice no other before HIM.
- Freedom of Speech. To call upon HIM.
- Not to work ourselves to death. A way for family to do what family has done since Psalm 104 was written - to rely and be sustained on one income. Rest.
- Honor the elderly and their needs. Notice with me, God expects us to want to care for our children.
- Murder? What about the rights of the innocent, who will speak for them?
- Adultery? This used to be illegal. Now we talk about should this be a man and a woman. Refer to the Word of God.
- Steal? Don't rob the people who died to give us the right to vote.
- False testimony? Failure to think through what God told us when we do vote.
- Covet? Thinking about moving out of the country to avoid the sinking ship. Or wanting more government when we trust government less. Try discussing Splenda and the FDA without a talk on government.
- Haughty eyes? Not voting and complaining. Or maybe..... that is just a wicked plan!
- America's History of a Christian Nation.
- Discord.... this election the people are not excited about. Elections are about hope. Maybe we have forgotten what we HOPE FOR.
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