"For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from
the west, nor from the south, but God is the judge: he putted down one, and
setteth up another." Psalms 75:
6&7
"Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the
Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; or unto governors, as unto
them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise
of them that do well. For such is the will of God that with well doing ye may
put to silence the ignorance of foolish men" 1 Peter 2:13-15
"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings,
and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life
in all godliness and honesty." 1 Timothy 2: 1&2
Politics divide; they split friendships, families and
nations. Jesus said a house or nation divided cannot stand. See Matthew 12:25;
Mark 3:25; and Luke 11:17. America
is divided; we had 8 years of Clinton
bashing mostly about morals, 8 years of Bush bashing mostly about intelligence,
and now it's Obama bashing mostly about legitimacy and loyalty. The Bible is clear, we are to submit
ourselves to our leaders and pray for them. I find it very difficult to be
judgmental and critical of a man while I'm
praying for him.
Mama always said, "If you can't say anything nice just
don't say anything at all." She was
talking about people, but maybe that applies to politics too.
