Wednesday, November 9, 2016

What Now, Church?


 Well church, it's over.  One reprobate won over the other reprobate.  The dust is still settling, but it's over.  Mr. Trump rode to victory on the backs of evangelicals and I'm certain that he will now treat us as his kind have always treated us, with disdain and contempt until we are needed again.  I hope you're happy. I hope you did what you thought was right.   But either way, it's over.  Now, as your brother in Christ, let me beseech you to get back to what we should have been doing all along.
   You've gone door knocking for Trump, now go door knocking for Jesus. You put a Trump sign in your yard; now put a scripture sign out. You familiarized yourself the intricacies of both candidates and their positions; now you should make yourself just as familiar with your Bible.  You were zealous and passionate and concerned about the turnout; now be just as devoted to the souls of men.  You contended for Trump; now you should contend for the faith once delivered to the saints.
    And while you're at it, it might be time to apologize to those brothers with whom you disagreed.  It might be time to apologize to those that you said were helping the opposition by voting their conscience, or by not voting at all. It might be time to 're-friend' that fellow saint that you 'un-friended'. It might be time to remind yourself that no matter how this had turned out, we are all in this together.
  For my part, I didn't vote. Instead I  stood out in the open air and preached the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ just like I have done for  over 2 decades now.  I passed out tracts just like I always have. I gave the way I always have. If Mrs Clinton had won, I would have continued on, laboring not for the GOP, but for the Lord Jesus Christ.  For those of you who, by God's grace, didn't get distracted over all this, now is your chance to be gracious to your brethren.  To those of you who got off track and off-message, we love you and we want to see you do right.  Come on back, we need the help.
  What now, church?