| no, i am not mistaken on what day it is. the question i am asking you
is did you vote today? you see, voting is not some right or entitlement
that you use once a year and are free of your duties. voting is
something you do every day. you vote with your wallet, you vote with
your clothes, with your time and resources. you vote by what your
allegiance is to. who or what are you voting for today?
me?
i'm voting for Jesus. why? because he is the only hope we have for
change in this earth. why? because he is both God and man, he is the
only Mediator. if he were only a man, no matter how great of a man, he
would not be able to be our only hope for change. he would be great,
but he would be man, he would fail, he would let us down. But he is
both fully God and fully man. Because of this he is our only hope.
Because of this he is the only true King.
So, what does it mean to vote for Jesus?
It
means our allegiance and obedience is to him. It means we look to him
for leadership, peace, joy, hope and freedom. To have him as our
president/king is to give all honor, glory, power, tribute to him and
him alone. To vote for Jesus means our lives are fully dedicated to
him. It means laying down our rights and entitlements for his sake.
Voting for Jesus means dignity, equality and compassion for all our
fellow humans. It means a cross on which we die rather than by which we
kill others. It means eradicating competition with generous compassion.
It means 'Election Day' is every day of the year. It means being
peacemakers and those who hunger for righteousness. Jesus as our King
means the works of evil are being destroyed. So, November 5th is just
as important as November 4th. Go to the 'polls' tomorrow, the next day
and each day. Go to the throne of grace boldly to receive mercy and
grace in your time of need.
Today, tomorrow, each day 'vote' for
Jesus as King. He already is so 'voting' really means complete
submission to him as your only Lord. The more people who 'vote' for
Jesus, the more peace, hope, change and freedom there will be.
I
hope this provokes you to thought. if you disagree please let me know,
let's talk and pray about these things. Now is the time to arise. Now
is the time for the body of Christ to stop hiding behind the
governments but actually be the body of Christ. Jesus' plan was never
for the state to take care of the poor, sick, homeless and needy. It
has always been his plan that his children would do what he did. Wake
up, O bride of Christ! Arise, for your light has come!
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| today is the 40th anniversary of MLK's assassination. last night our house went to a remembrance service where Charles McDew and Harry Boyte shared of their lifelong battle for equality and freedom. it was a very somber but encouraging night. we ran into our neighbors who work with urban homeworks and that was really sweet. take some time to pray and meditate on the life of this country. ask God to show you any areas of divisions, racism, etc. within you. find some MLK quotes to meditate on. soon i will post a poem i wrote that was inspired by last night.... wait for it Shalom |
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| it has been a while since i have posted. i have been writing a lot lately, just not on here. i have been keeping really busy with a myriad of activities. i have been in a season of heaviness, tiredness and feeling dead. maybe it is just the winter. that season is still here a little but has begun to break a little like ice cracking from the warmth of the sun. dana and i are getting a much needed vacation this weekend and into the beginning of next week. we will be celebrating her grandpa's 80th birthday in lincoln and then spending time alone in a cabin near brainerd. yay! today is an absolutely beautiful day and i am inside..but not for long. we have been biking a lot. the other day we biked at least 8 miles. we have biked in the snow a few times and i love it. it is nice to give our car a break. here is a spoken word piece i did at our good friday service called disgrace a holy mystery
this break broken for you and me
from sea to sea
all flesh will see
to the Lamb praise be
we take a piece in remembrance of thee
who nailed love down to a 't.'
all eyes are fixed on he
who has paid our fee
eternally Shalom |
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| Job 36:15 "But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering; he speaks to them in their affliction." God is speaking to us through our affliction right now. We are getting ready to do a full week of non-stop prayer at the Fallout, January 23-30, 2008. If you are in Minneapolis please stop by, if not please visit http://www.sourcemn.org/247prayer/247jan08/index.htm for more details. We are excited to see God move. |
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| life is going very well. i am leaving tomorrow morning to go to KC for a few days and then on to Bartlesville for a week or so. i hope you all are doing well and having great lives. mayhaps i will see some of you soon. i strongly recommend reading wendell berry's writings, particularly his little book on the teachings of Jesus on compassion, forgiveness and love. i am also reading brian mclaren's the secret message of Jesus and it is pretty good too. Shalom! |
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