LEARNING DAILY

Luke 11:17, But He [Jesus], knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls”.

We know results of the election. One thing is for sure – there will be many who are extremely sad and many who are rejoicing. Which one are you? Believer do not set your heart on a political party. Your heart needs to be set on Jesus Christ and walking on the narrow way into His kingdom!

Jesus knew about divided kingdoms. He knew about Israel divided between the kingdom of Israel and the kingdom of Judah, for example. He knew the thoughts of the Pharisees and scribes who were opposing Him. They were there to challenge and oppose Him over His teachings and the miracles He had done. Jesus responded to the opposition by saying when there is no agreement, no unity among the people, the entire system, the framework of government becomes weaken and is vulnerable to collapse. Jesus taught about the value and the importance of unity; it is just as important today. Jesus challenged people to cooperate and work together in peace rather than live in constant conflict and division.

The message of Jesus is important for today, tomorrow and the days ahead. The United States of America is a divided nation right now. Four years ago, the promise was made by the person elected that he would unite the country. The promise was not kept. Democrats blamed Republicans and Republicans blamed Democrats for everything. Substitute Conservative and Liberal in that sentence and one can see the same result. The new president blamed the president he replaced for everything he faced; the defeated president did not let go of the election results (right or wrong).

The 2024 election campaigns were full of attacks by both sides, at all levels; they got pretty personal. Division grew. We all heard the things being said and chose sides. This morning, there is rejoicing by half the people and sadness, fear, bitterness by the other half. I doubt it would be different if the results had been different! The rhetoric needs to change. Voting along party lines in Congress has to change in order for anything to change; the good of all the people needs to be placed at the center of government. I realize that is a dream and might not be possible. Deception needs to be replaced with truth. Crossing party lines needs to happen when considering legislation and the appropriation of our tax money. Tough decisions must be made for the good of all the people. The question becomes what people want.

For me, the only solution is for people to put their faith in the Lamb, to serve Him. The solution is not found in the party of the elephant nor the donkey. The Bible tells Believers to pray for their leaders for God has placed them into authority to accomplish His purposes, His will. Believers, we need to be doing this every day!

Jesus calls us to examine ourselves, both as individuals and as a nation, to promote unity and peace; that call is as relevant today as in any time in history. There are going to be challenges and storms ahead; united and standing together makes us stronger and more capable of facing what lies ahead. Whether or not people and politicians can set aside their differences will be a great challenge. It will take a willingness to understand the other side’s opinions and come together for the common good. Will each side be able to do that remains to be seen. No team can be successful without working together.