As for politics, I admit, I know very little. It is a great confusing mess to me. It is a form of war. It reminds me of Isaiah's description, “Every battle of the warrior is with confused noise…” But I do know that wars are fought not between people who are right and people who are wrong, but between those who are right and those who are right. I also know that our hostile and confused politics are not what is wrong with our country.
What's wrong with America is the Church of Jesus Christ. No, I don't mean a particular denomination; I mean all our denominations. I mean the community of all who name the name of Jesus Christ. We are the problem with America. Because of our fractured body, we are too weak to make a difference in this country. It is in our oneness that the One who is Love can rule and reign, eradicating sin, sickness, death, ignorance and poverty.
Christians are often judged for being judgmental and unloving. Who isn't? All have come short of God's loving ideals. People become Christians in the first place because they understand that they are sinners in need of a Savior. Of course we are lacking in personal moral virtue. But that's not the problem. Here is what we are missing. This thing we seek, this peace, health and prosperity for our nation, is not attained by our political might, not by legislative power, but by the Spirit of the Lord. It is Christ in us who is the hope of glory, not our plans, programs and good works. Our strength as religious people is our greatest weakness. We lean on the cane of our own gifts and talents; it snaps under the weight of the worlds need, and we crawl along the gutter with those we presumed to help. Where is the love to fix this?
Yes, it is all about love, but not our love, His love in us. As the apostle said, “It is no longer I…but Christ.” It is about His love flowing unobstructed between the hearts of His people until they are melded together in His Spirit. Then and only then will we have something to offer the world: The Living Christ.
How does this happen, this flowing love of Christ? Let's look at that over the next few blogs.
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