Obama is not Jesus and politics will never change the world
posted: March 26, 2008 | category: faith
tags: politics
From Pastor Russ:
“A 49 year old graduate student arrived at the War Memorial Auditorium at 5:10 this morning and was the first person in line to get in. She said, ‘I want to look into Barack Obama’s eyes,’ she said. ‘I want to have a personal experience with him.’ She went on to say, ‘I’m really ready for not just change but absolute change.’
Herein lies the problem: Politicians promise, sometimes explicit and other times implicit, to deliver FAR more than they possibly can. Absolute change will never occur through the political process. Absolute change can only occur through the renovation of the heart, that is only possible when one has a ‘personal experience,’ not with a charismatic politician, but with the King of kings and Lord or lords, Jesus Christ. It is not until an individual looks into His eyes that they will undergo absolute change. And when that change comes over several individuals, a family experiences change. When several families experience this kind of change, communities are changed. When several communities are changed, cities are changed. When several cities are changed, states and nations are changed. When several nations are changed, the world changes. So our hope for change is only in Christ, and is found only in His Gospel.”
Amen, brother Russ. America needs change. The world needs change. But it will not come, not now, not ever, from a politician.
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Well said, and Amen!
Enjoyed the post Michele.