The Lord Reigns (6 of 7)
Series: Psalms of Summer
Michael White
Psalm 93
Intro:There is a lot of political banter these days. Log in to any news site or pick up any newspaper and since it's an election year, you'll find all kinds of information on either of the two main presidential candidates.
You hear slogans and rally cries, vigorous and heartfelt speeches.
You'll also read op ed articles and blog posts supposing to have some kind of authority on what's best for our country.
Some of it is fairly innocuous but most of it is biased in one way or another in order to either support the candidate of choice or libel the other.
Log into social media and you will not only see links to political articles but you'll witness your own peers arguing and debating over which candidate is best or worst for our country. Participating in a Presidential election is probably one of the most polarizing activities Americans experience.
Family members are offended, friendships are severed. We have strong opinions and we think we know what's best for America. We can't understand why someone could be so foolish to vote for the other candidate rather than the one that we like.
And when an election doesn't quite turn out the way you wanted it to, it can be devastating. In fact, I know a person who was highly involved in a political campaign and when his candidate lost, he went into months of depression.
And this behavior all comes down to the fact that we as human beings have a tendency to put hope in things that don't ultimately matter.
And I'm not saying don't vote. It's our responsibility as citizens of a democracy to vote.
But don't put all of your hope in a fallen human leader, no matter how good or moral that person might claim or appear to be.
As Psalm 146 says
Put not your trust in princes,
in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.
So ...
Series: Psalms of Summer
Michael White
Psalm 93
Intro:There is a lot of political banter these days. Log in to any news site or pick up any newspaper and since it's an election year, you'll find all kinds of information on either of the two main presidential candidates.
You hear slogans and rally cries, vigorous and heartfelt speeches.
You'll also read op ed articles and blog posts supposing to have some kind of authority on what's best for our country.
Some of it is fairly innocuous but most of it is biased in one way or another in order to either support the candidate of choice or libel the other.
Log into social media and you will not only see links to political articles but you'll witness your own peers arguing and debating over which candidate is best or worst for our country. Participating in a Presidential election is probably one of the most polarizing activities Americans experience.
Family members are offended, friendships are severed. We have strong opinions and we think we know what's best for America. We can't understand why someone could be so foolish to vote for the other candidate rather than the one that we like.
And when an election doesn't quite turn out the way you wanted it to, it can be devastating. In fact, I know a person who was highly involved in a political campaign and when his candidate lost, he went into months of depression.
And this behavior all comes down to the fact that we as human beings have a tendency to put hope in things that don't ultimately matter.
And I'm not saying don't vote. It's our responsibility as citizens of a democracy to vote.
But don't put all of your hope in a fallen human leader, no matter how good or moral that person might claim or appear to be.
As Psalm 146 says
Put not your trust in princes,
in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.
So ...
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