So who are you voting for? This is a charged question that has enough emotion attached to it to get even the best of friends in a fight. Have you noticed that there are Christians on both sides of the political aisle? A news article recently ran about 2 people from my undergraduate alma mater, ACU, who were both serving in Congress- one was a democrat and one was a republican.
When you speak to Christians on both sides of the political spectrum you will discover each person has a distinct reason growing out of their faith for the position they take. But how can Christians be on both sides of the political spectrum? Don't the Christians on one side have to be correct and the Christians on the other side have to be wrong? It is easy to pick a side and say my side is right and the other side is wrong or even evil. It is much more difficult to consider the possibility that both sides of the political spectrum have some truth.
Did you know that prior to the civil war the prevailing political attitude in the United States was that the compromise that was worked out between the two sides was the correct position- not the position held by one side or the other? It was assumed that together we produced a perfect unity.
That's tough to comprehend in our current political environment where so many are out to make sure the other side is obliterated. However it's not too hard to make a connection into church.
What is church but a varied collection of people who span the spectrum brought together by the blood of Jesus Christ? Are any of us perfect? No. Do any of us have all of the right answers and ideas all of the time? No. Together we are transformed into the bride of Christ.
What would happen if we began to consider that God can use anyone he chooses to accomplish his purposes- not just 'us'? What would happen if we began to watch for the hand of God at work regardless of where it might be?
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