Off my chest...

The Lord rules the nations. Let your anguish and prayers and laboring be in obedience to Jesus, crucifying the flesh with its desires. Let your focus be on the things that are unseen and eternal (souls) rather than the seen and temporal (governments and ills of this world). Though nations fall and crumble, HE reigns on high. Do not be troubled by this world, HE has "overcome this world" and does ALL things "in conformity to the purpose of His will." We have sadly resigned from the responsibility of obedience, caring for the needy, proclaiming the gospel and making disciples and turn this task to the state of our American culture. We see post after post on how the nation should humble itself and pray and how we need to get the nation back on track and return to God. Yet the hearts of this nation do not belong to God. They are sinful and cannot perform such a task. And we, in our laziness, apply the "don't work, don't eat" rule to the lost. We have adopted the "save yourself" mentality and think we accomplished something because we are "good people." Obedience is not "being good." Obedience is pursuing the master's will each second of every day, asking "Lord, how will you have me walk today, what steps shall I take and in what direction shall I go?" Do you take every opportunity to make known the goodness of our Lord? Do you "study (your word) to show yourself approved, a workman who needs not be ashamed"? Do you show your love by obeying what the Lord has commanded, a task we can perform with gratitude for being though worthy? Do you take your allegiance to Christ further than Facebook posts and Sunday mornings?

"...for his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
and his kingdom endures from generation to generation;
all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
and he does according to his will among the host of heaven
and among the inhabitants of the earth;
and none can stay his hand
or say to him, “What have you done?”"
(Daniel 4:34-35, ESV)

"For kingship belongs to the Lord,
    and he rules over the nations."
(Psalm 22:28, ESV)

"The king’s heart is a stream of water
in the hand of the LORD; he turns
it wherever he will."
(Psalm 21:1, ESV)

"He changes times and seasons;
he removes kings and sets up kings;
he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge
to those who have understanding;"
(Daniel 2:21, ESV)