Today’s Thought “Intolerance” G. Ward

 

“All the commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the high officials and the governors have consulted together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who makes a petition to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall be cast into the lions’ den.” Daniel 6:7

 

Like many of you on yesterday, I enjoyed the Inauguration of President Obama. The most captivating statement suggested that in America, absolutism should not be construed as principle. Religious zealots will certainly embody traditional criticisms suggesting his rhetoric precludes him as Christian without deeper contemplation of an office representative for a multitude of religious and social philosophies.

Like you, my personal desire is that everyone would know HIM (Christ) as LORD (cf.Ro.10:1). We however, cannot falsely infuse every American with a monotheistic impartation on a premise of religious freedom for every citizen. In the U.S.A. choices have become paramount to surrendering to ownership of a deity. Therefore, outside of a new land’s principles and freedom, we (as believers) must conclude that Holy God’s standards are never to be compromised by our allowing  our foreign status (cf.1 Pe.2:9-12) to become a poor substitution for our promulgation of the gospel (Then Jesus said to them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's." And they were amazed at him.” Mk.12:17).

 Politicians, on the other hand, will always have problems conveying moral absolutes, because everyone is not ascribing to the only book where they’re found. Because of this and your non-partisan status, heed president Obama’s incessant encouragement for every American to not rely on government for every resolve, but to activate one’s conviction. Thank God for America, but mostly for JESUS! Happy Tuesday!