The coming November presidential election is filling our airways and media sites again. It is even more divisive than the previous one if that is possible. Left and Right are screaming at us … vote this way or you will face these consequences. Everything hinges on voting, and the voting process itself is being threatened and disclaimed. Prepare yourselves, the rhetoric is only going to get louder and angrier. And, if you believe the rhetoric, the fate of everything hangs on who gets elected.
I am not a political person. I do not care for politics, to me it is a necessary requisite for my citizenship, but that does not mean I must like it. Nor do I look at politicians with any kind of expectancy. When I look at politicians, I do not see the source of answers, I just see the source of more problems.
The source of answers for me is found in a different direction. It is found in the glory of God and I see that glory when I look at my Jesus. “For God who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ.” [2 Corinthians 4:6]
I see the glory of God in Jesus when He healed the blind man, the lepers and the paralyzed man carried by his friends. I see God’s glory in Jesus when He gathered the children to Himself, when He pointed to the woman with the mite as the one who truly gave it all. I see the glory of God when Jesus raised the dead and returned a daughter, a son, and a brother to loving families.
I see God’s glory in Jesus when He told the one who doubted to touch the nail prints in His hands and feet and the piercing in His side. I see it when Jesus forgave those who nailed Him to the cross, and the thief who turned with his dying breath and simply asked to be remembered.
I see the glory of my God in each event, hear that glory in each Word spoken by my Savior and LORD. Therein lies my hope … not in the politics of men, but in the loving heart of the Holy One of God, resplendent in mercy, grace, and truth. Amen.
