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Right on down the line, Congress, State Senate, Assembly as well as judicial and local campaigns most are being criticized for being a choice of the lesser of two evils.
And we have no one to blame but ourselves. Candidly, while it’s true Governor Palin was plucked from the ranks, Christians are largely absent from these campaigns. One reason is that many believe politics isn’t our place. But I would disagree.
Psalm 29:2 says “when the righteous are in authority the people rejoice”. The only way to be righteous is to be right with God. Government is authority. So in other words, when Christian men filled with the Holy Spirit are in public office, the people are saved.
Psalm 2 tells us it is God’s plan that rulers and leaders of the world be full of wisdom and knowledge: where does that come from? Fear of the Lord of course. Better that one start the job fully equipped than we suffer from on-the-job training.
The men of Issachar were men of God who understood the times and knew what to do. Isn’t that who we want to promote, elect and follow?
Our founding fathers established this country on Christian principles: isn’t it time we righted a floundering country on them as well?
We have 365 days until the next Election Day; the time to start looking for next year’s candidates; is today.
