Time to make a change
Posted on September 28th, 2008 in On Politics, Personal Messages, Rants
In today’s political world it is very easy to be swept up in the hoopla and hype that comes from politicians opening their mouths. Moreover, America today is vastly different than it was just a decade or two ago. The one constant we have faced over the years is change.
So I find it rather puzzling that we would be listening to a collection of politicians, some looking for the highest elected office in our land, talk about the need for change. Maybe talking isn’t the right word. Observe:
I actually found this video by way of Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council. He made a stop by church today and delivered an amazing message of change and how the message of the church has always been, and continues to be, change.
Jesus was preceded by John the Baptist whose message was “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”. Jesus’ first message was the same message. And the message He gave the disciples when going out to minister was “Repent”.
However the more I look at the message of repentance that Jesus taught the more I realize that the message of change that we are seeing now is not anywhere near repent. It is more of a “Close your eyes, hold on tight and hope that if you elect a candidate of change that things may work.”
Mr. Perkins made a very good point about the message that is being “preached” to us from our politicians: change is not elected it is invoked. Change starts at home, in the heart, and can affect the world when shared in the proper manner. It is this proper manner that many Christians struggle with as they appear sometimes to take ought with people as opposed to principalities. Inasmuch as Christians are supposed to embody the compassion and love that Christ personified we have, as a collective, largely failed to do that opting instead to pick on people as opposed to the ideas that some people have that might clash with the notions of the church.
It was a lot to take in, but it was presented very well. Mr. Perkins has a way of conveying his message that makes it very easy to understand and follow. It was this gift of speech that allowed me to really take to heart what he was saying. And the more I think of what it is he was saying the more I realize that our politicians have it so wrong. There is nothing that they can do as people that will make this nation change except change their hearts in a way that makes people want to follow.
When you have something that someone else wants they will follow you to get a piece of it. And so far all of the candidates have dropped the ball in this area in my opinion.
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