Jesus Christ Sits on the Throne
Jesus is “the stone you builders rejected, which has
become the cornerstone.” Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no
other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. – Acts 4:11-12
Last month a Democrat defeated a Republican to become Alabama’s
next U.S. Senator. Facebook was filled with conservative Christians who truly
believed the world was about to end. The hate and disgust coming from their
tongues was appalling.
The Republican party can’t save us. Nor can the Democratic
Party. Donald Trump is not on the throne, Jesus Christ is. Why then do so many
Christians place their faith and their hope in men, and women, who are just as
flawed as the rest of us?
More importantly, perhaps, what does that say about
their faith? About the faith of all of us? Do we believe that God can and will
only work through one political party or one president? Do we limit His ability
to work by our own narrow views of what is right and what is wrong?
Unfortunately, I live in a state where people only
consider the political party when deciding how to cast their ballots. They don’t
look at the person. They don’t consider the issues. They don’t check their “facts”
before sharing them for all the world to see. And, yet, they see those of us
who vote differently as lesser Christians.
Our pastor said recently that we are all hypocrites.
He’s right. We all hold others to higher standards than we hold ourselves. We
look in the mirror and see justified. We look at others and see condemned. Much
like the Pharisees, I might add. How very sad.
They are not bad people. They simply can’t see beyond
themselves. They don’t see a big God who can do all things. They don’t consider
that they might be wrong at times. They don’t comprehend that a label doesn’t
make a man any more than it breaks him. We are all sinners and we are all
placed here to serve a glorious God.
How do we do that? By worshipping at the throne of a
particular political party? By determining that salvation comes from a certain
man, agenda or vote? What message are we sending to nonbelievers when we lament
the end of God in the USA because one man, or one political party, was defeated
by the other?
I trust that God works all things for our good and His
glory. I believe that God is powerful enough to accomplish anything through
anyone at any time. My allegiance is to Jesus Christ. My salvation comes
through Him. It is not of this world. I am not of this world, merely a traveler
on my way home.
I don’t know what the future holds. None of us do. I
will pray for our elected officials to be filled with God’s wisdom and
discernment. I will ask that He guide them in all they do so that His will, not
my own, is done. Whether your candidate wins or loses, Jesus Christ remains on
the throne. He alone is our Savior. Remember that.
