As I was driving to church this morning, I saw this bumper sticker. It took me a second before I saw the fine print of Obama's website. It made me sad.
Romans 8:18-25 says this:
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
My hope is in someone greater than Barack Obama, and I will wait with patience.
We covered this exact text today at New Cov. Have you ever heard "Rise Up" by Ben Shive? You might want to check it out. It's a reminder that Christ is coming back, and we'll all be standing with Him, free from the shackles and suffering of this world. Another great song that has run through my head often this election year is "Savior on Capitol Hill" by Derek Webb. Listen to it: it resonates with your post.
ReplyDeleteThanks for blogging. I look forward to your words and musings. :-)
Sometimes hope is about the action, not about what its going towards. That I even hope at all some days is pretty huge. I think people reaching out to something, anything, even a politician, could mean that hearts are stirred by truth. Not Obama's truth, but all truth belongs to Christ no matter the source. Even Christians want to be inspired sometimes.... :)
ReplyDeletep.s. I'm sorry we never talked before you left. When you come back, lets make it happen.