Friday, November 7, 2008

In God we DO NOT trust

I'm totally bummed about this election... and not for the reasons most of you probably expect.

I'm wholly dissappointed by the reaction of many "Christians" in the last week. Is your faith in God or in your favorite right-wing, conservative, depraved politician? I'm pretty sure, if the Bible is still true, nothing can come against the plans of the Lord, and it is He who sets up kings and takes them down. If you disagree with policies, then disagree with policies, but if I see one more melodramatic blog or one more facebook status proclaiming we've elected the wrong candidate and now we are doomed to receive nothing but condemnation from God, i'm going to throw up.

Obama's election did not surprise God. He caused it to happen.

Good Lord, you guys are freaking out about the same thing every other greed-filled, prideful, self-absorbed American is freaking out about... Our hope is not in the economy or in the republican party or in our candidates being elected, our hope is in Christ. If the economy collapses it will be under the Sovereign hand of God, and it will be for His great glory and our good. If the church is brought under persecution, it will be by the Sovereign hand of God, and it will be for His great glory and our good.

Paul had the audacity to sit in a prison cell and say "Jesus put me here." Because he had such a profound understanding and faith in the One he called Savior, he knew that even though the Romans may have arrested Him and thrown him in jail, it was ultimately God who put Him there for His purposes and His glory.

American right-wing, faithless, conservative Christians are already disowning America and claiming "THOSE Americans elected this Obamination and now the church will fail!" as if poor little God had nothing to do with it...

Read your Bibles. God doesn't need you to defend His actions. He would like for you to use this historical, monumental season that He has brought upon us to share the good news that no matter who is in office or what the economy looks like Jesus Christ is our ONLY King, and ONLY Savior and ONLY Shalom. The DOW may plummet 500 points a day, the abortion rate my increase, churches may be persecuted, and you can either point out the evil in the government (the same evil that resides in you), or you can point to the Jesus who is our only hope.

The worst of economic times may be the best catalyst for the Gospel.

The worst of tribulation may cause the Church grow like wildfire.

Your God looks pretty crappy when you freak out and lose hope because your candidate didn't win.

Stop whining about your team losing and start glorifying your Savior, if you truly hope in Him!



//Chris

In God we DO NOT Trust

- Mark Driscoll


--John Piper

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