CONCERT OF PRAYER

Pray Week 715

“Moral Obligation”

Josh 24:14-15 (NKJV) And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve… But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

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“God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure if we remove their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that their liberties are a gift from God.” – Thomas Jefferson, 1781

Midterm elections are held this week. Political Party lines have been drawn and defended vigorously. The media bombards us with sound bites, cleverly extracted from larger contexts in order to present the desired deceptive spin and cause people to favor one candidate over the other.

Morality has to do with the effect human actions have on ourselves, others, and society as a whole. As citizens in the greatest democracy and free country the world has ever seen, we are morally obliged to exercise our right and privilege to vote for the leaders of our country.

As Christians we should transcend traditional party lines and vote in alignment with the truth of God’s Word.

We need to pay attention to the moral issues at stake in our society. We need to be aware of the war against the foundational values embodied in our Constitution. We need to evaluate the issues in the light of God’s Biblical Values and determine which candidate, regardless of political party affiliation, is the best candidate to lead our country in a direction that continues to glorify and honor God.

God does not appreciate apathetic, lukewarm Christians who fail to exercise their God-given freedom and duty to be salt and light in this world.

“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. – Rev 3:15-16 (NKJV)

Joshua drew ‘a line in the sand’ so to speak when he challenged his fellow countrymen to choose whom they will serve. He went on to establish his position with clarity, ‘As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.’

The same line in the sand is being drawn for us today. The issues to evaluate are abortion, prayer in public, the assault on the institution of marriage, and extreme financial wastefulness to name a few.

Joshua’s exhortation rings in our ears again today: ‘Choose whom you will serve…’ Pray for the wisdom and discernment from God to transcend political party lines, ignore political spin, and to shine the light of the truth of God’s Word on the issues and the candidates.

Fulfill your moral obligation and vote. May God Bless America as Americans Bless God.

Close in prayer, thanksgiving & rededication of your work to the glory of God