GOD'S POLITICS*

A wise man's heart inclines him toward the right, but a fool's heart toward the left (Ecclesiastes 10:2).

Actually, God's place in politics is above what is thought of left and right today. If the political left and the political right are pushed to their extremes, they meet out back somewhere making as bed fellows.

That God is involved politics is without question. The Bible clearly indicates that God is, in ways we do not always perceive, involved in the forming of nations and the decline of nations so that we would seek him (Acts 17:26).

I do believe that God's politics are conservative because, as Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of Britain is said to have said, 'The facts of life are conservative.' The Lord concurred when he said to Jeremiah, "Thus says the Lord, Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls" (Jeremiah 6:16). When traditional values are violated there will be national trouble!!!

Conservatives are the brakeman of the national train. They are criticized because it seems like the only word they can say is no. But understand, no is a good word. It is a word that adults say to children for their education and protection. It is a word that law-abiding people say to the lawless and childish for the sake of an orderly society. And finally, no is a word that has to be said to the government so that the rights of each person can be preserved. No is a very good word!!!

Grace&Peace,
Tom