I will strive to keep my thoughts non-political.
I will focus on two ideologies that are at work in the United States and in the world for that matter.
- The first ideology I’ll discuss is the one that says, “Just put us in control of the country and we’ll all have a better life. You can trust us because we have your best interest at heart and we know what’s best for you.”
Folks, on the surface the promises they make sound great, but in reality sooner or later a tyrant gets the power and that absolute power always corrupts! Look at China, Russia, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela. Need I go on? This has been going on for as far back as we have historical records. Take a look at ancient Egypt, Babylon, the Canaanites, and the Philistines. How about Napoleon, Alexander the Great, Mao Tse –tung in China, Lenin in Russia, Fidel Castro in Cuba, and Adolf Hitler in Germany.
Power, greed and ultimately world domination is what drives them. They will take power by making and breaking promises, or by force if necessary. Don’t be fooled… it’s often a combination of broken promises and force. Whatever it takes to accomplish their goals, it doesn’t matter to them. Unscrupulous is a word that comes to mind and it fits.
All the above examples have another thing in common. Can you guess what that is? None of them were servants of the one and only Jehovah God! The God who my Bible says is the creator of the heavens and the earth, and everything that’s on the earth. Isn’t that interesting? A lot of them even set themselves or their regime up as a god.
2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3 You shall have no other gods before me.” Exodus 20:2-3 (NIV)
These leaders/regimes will eradicate any mention of, or worship of, the one true God. They accomplish this either by force or by slowly eroding away the freedom to worship. They may even set up a state church/religion that seems to allow worship; however, the true God is not at the center. That’s carefully monitored and squelched at the first sign of true God worship.
Satan, the devil, is constantly looking for these Godless attempts to seize power. When God is out of the picture, it opens the door for the enemy! Jesus said “If you’re not on my side, you’re the enemy.” 23 “This is war, and there is no neutral ground. If you’re not on my side, you’re the enemy; if you’re not helping, you’re making things worse. Luke 11:23 (MSG) As I mentioned before, I’m not talking politics here. I’m talking about the freedom to live our lives and worship as we desire. I’ll talk about the second ideology next