andrew.cherry

I see and hear many people talk about this thing called unity. Saying they want our country to be united. Heck, our Pledge of Allegiance closes with the line "One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all". I don't come across many reasonable people who don't want a country that cannot be divided. One where every man, woman, child, would be able to receive liberty and justice. So why is there so much disunity caused by politics? Unfortunately somewhere along the lines we got a little side tracked and forgot the cornerstone that our nation was built upon. That we would be under God. Submitted to and passionate about his will and his plans. I am talking mainly to Christ-Followers. Why do politics divide us so much? Is it because some people are flat out wrong? And the other half are the beacons of truth we should all look to? I don't buy that. If we are submitted to Jesus we find that he leads us to our convictions. We don't take generational ideology and format it to suit our needs and prejudices. We pursue the heart of God by digging in to his word. And, by trying to find out what are the things Jesus really cares about.

I feel the need to apologize if I contributed at all to disunity in the body of Christ because of my political endorsements . It was never my intention to sway anyones personal or political convictions. My goal was perhaps to start an honest discourse among Christ followers about what it means to be the church in this day and age and how that should affect our politics.

My prayer for us as the body of Christ is that we would truly seek God's heart on all issues. And that we would truly be an indivisible community of believers who don't digress to petty arguments about issues of limited importance. And that we would model in our agreement and our disagreement a healthy respect for each others opinion. To get a group of a hundred believers in and them all to have the same exact political position is virtually impossible. But to have those same people in a room agreeing about the essentials that we all are sinners, that we all need Jesus, that we all need forgiveness, and that Jesus is the only way to receive eternal life, I feel is very possible.

God help us be focused on the things that unite us rather then the things that divide us. Help us care about the things that you care about and work for the things you have challenged us in your word to work for. Help us be people who model Micah 6:8. Because no matter who we vote for you still challenge us to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with you God. We love you Lord.

I would love to talk to any of you about these things. Please feel free to send me a message or leave a comment below.

andrew


i was listening to the band hammock when i wrote this