An Election of Change?

Politics time....Now I can feel the excitement coming off the page as you read this blog. You are so curious to know my opinion on this upcoming election. Many of you are desperately anticipating what I have to say about this ultra important, world changing, economic improving, aisle crossing election. So let me begin with this....Nothing will change come November 4, 2008! The world will not collapse, the stock market will not implode, and God will not burn America to the ground; nor will peace on earth be achieved, climate change be reversed, all the trees cut down in the rain forrest regrow, or the dollar suddenly overtake the pound. Now why do I say this? Because, I am tired of all the talk about change, Washington being broken, and the other party across the aisle being the spawn of satan and failing horribly to do their task. Do I think that these things are not true? NO! But do I really think that all of our hopes hang on either one of the candidates presented to us? Nope, can't say that I do. In my humble opinion, and please feel free to disagree I want to spur some conversation here, no matter what happens real change will not come to America because we elected the first minority president or because we elected an old moderate Republican. Change will only come, politically, when we begin to hold our representatives responsible for the way in which they represent us. This is the key in my opinion and something that the American people have not done for sometime. We have stood idly by while those in Washington have misspent our tax dollars, convened nonsensical inquiries in the goings on of sports teams, and conducted themselves in inappropriate behaviors that no leader in their right mind should be involved in. That's what needs to change. And all the pandering to constituents is just blinding people to the reality.
However, we the people are the ones ultimately to blame for all of this. This government was put into our hands and we have failed to keep it intact the way our original Founding Fathers hoped we would. I am reminded by a quote of Benjamin Franklin when asked by a lady about what type of government he and his fellow writers had been drafting for the people and he replied, "A Republic, Madame, if you can keep it that way." And sadly we the people have not. We have sold out to a secular idea of democracy that does not promote the common welfare, but only those who are on welfare. We have demanded the rich share their wealth, and killed our free market economy. This is not the government for the people by the people that was established just over 200 hundred years ago and may never be again if people do not start taking responsibilities for themselves and their behaviors and not wait on some entitlement program to bail them out for their not having retirement saved up, medical bills paid, or health care for their young. This is not the job of a Republic. Sure in some countries the job of providing all these things is left up to the government, but if I remember my history correctly we were in a Cold War with these types of governments because they were Communist and oppressed their people to the point that there was no class system, no chance for advancement, and if they wanted to take your 3 year old daughter away and make her a gymnastics star then they were free to do so because it might just put some extra money in your pocket that I assume would be quickly taken away by the governments heavy tax burden.
Now I do not mean to sound harsh but have the words of the Preacher in Ecclesiates gone totally ignored by us to not see the cyclical nature of what is going on around us. By saying we want more "freedoms" what we have done is given ourselves over to big government, outlandish spending, a dept that would make any homeowner feel good about their impending bankruptcy. No, the change will not come in November, it will only come when We the People of these United States of America decide that we want moral ethical leaders, who rule their house and family well, and are as good stewards of our tax dollars as they are their own incomes. And until we demand and receive this type of leadership our country will continue to suffer and we will continue to feel deceived by those we have elected.

Finally, let me say that as a Christian my hope is not in any government whatsoever. The kingdom I serve is the one not of this world, but the one that is here in part now and will be fully in time to come. It is here now in the hearts of all those who truly profess and live in Christ, and will fully come at His return when there will be a New Heaven and a New Earth. While I am here though, I will respect and honor those in authority over me, and earnestly pray for them. But my allegiance is to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and that is why I can say that I am not at all worried or concerned with who becomes our next president because I know it will be the man God has to either bless us or condemn us.