Daily writing prompt

How have your political views changed over time?

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All attempts at human government are flawed. No earthly country has ever had a perfect government. When people talk about government they complain about corruption. The two go hand in hand.

That’s because all human beings carry varying degrees of corruption within us and the power of occupying an official government position allows a person plenty of opportunities to use whatever corruption is inside them for their own material benefit. If we had completely honest, humble, and righteous people in government corruption would disappear. But those folks don’t exist. No system of government is built on such people.

Over time my political views have slowly been replaced with an ever-increasing view of the kingdom of God with the risen Jesus, Himself, as the King and Lord. Jesus said that His kingdom isn’t seen with physical eyes because it is within human beings. He came to rule nations by ruling in the hearts and lives of the individual citizens of those nations.

Governments with their laws and law enforcement attempt to impose domestic tranquility on a country and to limit corruption, but they can’t eliminate the source of corruption — the deceit, pride, and rebellion in human hearts. Only the living Jesus can change people from deep within and give people a pure and honest heart that begins to reduce the corruption in their words and behaviors.

Only “Christ in you” is the hope of living under corruption-free government. When Jesus is your living and active King and Lord, and you are submitted to and committed to surrendering to His will, fantastic tranquility will reign in your heart. When corruption tries to rise up within you, Christ in you will sensitize your conscience and tenderize your heart against it, lovingly calling you to stay in His will and to avoid silencing His Spirit.

The way to turn a country away from corrupt government is to fill it with such Christ-controlled citizens. Only the living Jesus can do that. When people in a country start voting for Jesus by continually listening to, worshipping, surrendering their will to, and obeying Him, His corruption-free government begins to grow in their heart. Collectively their outward demonstrations of Christ’s sacrificial love and presence within them begin to gradually influence the culture and government of their nation. History calls that “a great awakening.” How we need one today!

There’s a place of rest
From your weariness.
Let Jesus, Himself, arrest
Your heart with His presence,
And fill you with a fest
Of faith, hope, and love.