Our Hope is Not in Politicians

     I am sitting at home sick as I write this.   I am suffering from some sort of seasonal bug.  This gave me more time in bed this morning to cycle through the various news channels and I have come to realize that I am weary of political rhetoric that is nothing more than competitive banter for votes to help gain some of the most powerful positions in America.  They present themselves as all-knowing. If you need an answer to life's problems, ask a politician . . . it seems as though they are full of answers.  These answers however fail to identify and address the real problems of life.  They are so busy "campaigning" that it seems they haven't taken the time to slow down and ponder the depths of the fallen human condition that ultimately is the cause of much of this nation's anguish and despair.  It is also a main point of contention and division.  Instead, they build their ideas and make their plans under the faulty assumption that they are are "the next saviors" of our nation.

      The greatest problem in our nation is not foreign policy, the war on terror, or the economy.  Our main problem is a spiritual one that affects all that we are (how we think, speak, & live) (Rom. 3:10;23;6:23).  Why are politicians so afraid of speaking this truth?  It is because they have their eyes set on the wrong prize.  Their foundation is wrong and their goal is wrong (Judges 17:6; Prov. 14:12).  Thus the result will be wrong and life with all of its technological advancement will continue to give way to the moral depravity that is the bane of all people everywhere.

The hope is not in governments, politicians, and political schemes that breed corruption.  The Hope for us, our families, this nation and the world is Jesus (1 Tim. 1:1; Col. 1:27).  I hate to disappoint all of the politicians but there is only ONE SAVIOR (Rom. 5:8; John 14:6; Acts 4:10-12).  Jesus is the prize we ought to live for (Heb. 12:2; Phil. 3:14) and the one we will all give an accounting to (Heb. 9:27; Rom. 14:10; Rev. 20:11-15).