Faithful
So today is Election Day...at least for some of us. The ballot this morning was very short, very few offices to elect. Next year will, of course, be an entirely different situation.
I was watching the news this morning and thinking how much I wouldn't want to be a politician. I sometimes complain about the "glass house" that a pastor has to live in, but politicians, in this 24-hour news world, live in a "glass world." Still, I am thankful for those who do respond to a call to serve, who seek to do their best to make this world a better place. I am thankful for leaders who aren't afraid to lead, even if it makes them unpopular at times.
And yet, we know, going into the polling place, that one thing we can count on is that whomever is elected is likely and probably will break a campaign promise or two (or more). Sometimes, the situation is not what they thought it would be, or has changed since the campaign. And sometimes they simply had no intention of fulfilling that promise when they made it. Whichever, promises will be broken, people will be upset, and popularity ratings will be all over the place.
Just a bit ago, an old song by Steven Curtis Chapman came on my iPod—"My Redeemer is Faithful and True." And it gave me a moment of worship (not to mention the inspiration for this blog!) to think that, no matter how faithless politicians (and other people in our lives) might be...God is never faithless. God never breaks his promise. God never gives up on us. We are often faithless, but God is not. The Bible says he cannot be untrue to himself, and faithfulness is one of God's primary characteristics. God is faithful, and will always be.
So, by all means, vote for who you think is the best candidate today. Remember they are human, they will fail, they are fallible. But remember that, ultimately, our allegiance is to a higher authority, a better kingdom, and the one who rules that place will never fail us. Thanks be, literally, to God!
I was watching the news this morning and thinking how much I wouldn't want to be a politician. I sometimes complain about the "glass house" that a pastor has to live in, but politicians, in this 24-hour news world, live in a "glass world." Still, I am thankful for those who do respond to a call to serve, who seek to do their best to make this world a better place. I am thankful for leaders who aren't afraid to lead, even if it makes them unpopular at times.
And yet, we know, going into the polling place, that one thing we can count on is that whomever is elected is likely and probably will break a campaign promise or two (or more). Sometimes, the situation is not what they thought it would be, or has changed since the campaign. And sometimes they simply had no intention of fulfilling that promise when they made it. Whichever, promises will be broken, people will be upset, and popularity ratings will be all over the place.
Just a bit ago, an old song by Steven Curtis Chapman came on my iPod—"My Redeemer is Faithful and True." And it gave me a moment of worship (not to mention the inspiration for this blog!) to think that, no matter how faithless politicians (and other people in our lives) might be...God is never faithless. God never breaks his promise. God never gives up on us. We are often faithless, but God is not. The Bible says he cannot be untrue to himself, and faithfulness is one of God's primary characteristics. God is faithful, and will always be.
So, by all means, vote for who you think is the best candidate today. Remember they are human, they will fail, they are fallible. But remember that, ultimately, our allegiance is to a higher authority, a better kingdom, and the one who rules that place will never fail us. Thanks be, literally, to God!
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