Minute Meditations

The U.S. has just re-elected its president and by the time this goes to press his inauguration will be a thing of the past. Living in the world, it is easy to be caught up in the affairs of it we are not careful. We need to follow the example of just Lot, who was vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked. Peter tells us that Lot ”dwelling among them in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds.”

Paul says that we wrestle against the ”rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Wickedness in high places is no less true today than it was in Paul’s day and age and this is one of the reasons that we as soldiers of Christ cannot get involved even in the slightest degree with the affairs of this world.

Our candidate did not run in this last election. When he comes to rule the world with a rod of iron, he will not need to campaign for he is coming to take by force the kingdoms of this world. Right now he has members of his party quietly working to prepare a people for him who will be members of his ruling party when he comes. It seems inconceivable doesn’t it, that these faithful members of Christ’s party could be involved in any way with another political party which is to be overthrown by Christ at his coming. It is impossible to be in the service of two countries at once. If we are soldiers for Christ then we cannot serve or help choose any other commander in chief. If we seek a heavenly country, then we must be ”strangers and pilgrims on the earth” as were the faithful of old who died in faith.

Paul tells us ”now then we are ambassadors for Christ.” We know that an ambassador in a foreign country is very careful to obey the laws of that country in which he is residing but he wouldn’t for one minute get involved in their internal political affairs. He must remain aloof and yet obey the laws of whatever party is in power, at all times remembering that he is a representative of his own country and that he does not belong to the country in which he is residing. We do not belong to this world. Jesus said, ”If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.”

Joshua told his people, ”If it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve.” Instead of mentioning the Amorites as Joshua did, we can substitute the Republican and Democratic parties. Amos asks the question, ”Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” Can a brother or sister of Christ walk together with the world? Christ’s platform cannot be found in the political arenas of today. We must say with Joshua, ”As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

AII those who look for Jesus who has ”redeemed us to God by his own blood out of every kindred, and tongue and people and nation” and is coming to make us ”unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth” will refuse to get involved with the kingdoms of this world.

Paul asks, ”What fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord.”

Truly the most high is ruling in the kingdoms of men and He appointeth over it whomsoever He will, but He certainly does not need our vote to help Him nor do we even know who He wants to set up and remove. ”Choose you this day whom ye will serve.”