Greetings and salutations to all our blogger friends.
Well, what a week it has been with the election and everything. Many are thrilled with the outcome and and still many others are bitter. Whatever your stance remember that bitterness is bad for your health and that God's inerrant authoritative word calls us to pray diligently for our leaders that God has put into office. (Romans 13:1-7; 1 Tim. 2:1-6)
These are interesting times we live in for sure. It was definitely an election which has reverberated around the world. Here in Europe the media and government leaders are wondering if they will have to take stronger stances on moral issues to get elected.
In Britain instead of just two major parties like we have in America (apologies to my Libertarian friends), they have several parties but none of them has a platform with any stance on issues like abortion, marriage etc. Some of them are reconsidering this after what happened with the American election.
In Australia, government leaders have begun to voice strong opposition to abortion all of a sudden. One very high up official was quoted saying he would like to see abortion in Australia reduced to zero. This is excellent news on that front but we must continue to pray that the momentum would continue in this direction.
Remember also that ultimately it's the hearts and minds of people that need to change not just the outward appearance or policies. I think Jesus made it pretty clear in the sermon on the mount that it was not just the outward appearance of righteousness that is good but rather that our hearts should be motivated out of love. The heart of the matter is the matter of the heart!
Again, remember to pray for the president, his cabinet, the house and senate, judges and all governing authorities, that God would grant them wisdom and the courage to do what is right in the eyes of God, not man.
Pray also for the soldiers that are putting their lives on the line daily for those of us who benefit from their sacrifice in the comfort and warmth of our homes.
Pray also for those civilians caught in the crossfire that they would be protected supernaturally. Pray also for the terrorists and insurgents that they would have a change of heart, lay down their weapons and ultimately call Jesus Christ their Lord and Savior (Acts 4:12). The latter should be our greatest hope. Again, it's about the heart.
Well, I think that's enough to keep us all busy for a while, so let's get to it!
Bye for now,
Marc