Divisive means… ”tending to cause disagreement or
hostility between people.” Our leaders, church, state, or world, have such a hard task.
It is fitting that we are praying for our leaders this month. For here
in the US we have Independence Day. The
American forefathers were guided to make a separation. It was a very bold move.
Did you know that, even the Declaration of
Independence, God is mentioned several times. It is evident that they were giving
credit to God.
“When, in the course of human events, it becomes
necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected
them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate
and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God
entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they
should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable rights that among these are life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
God is the guiding hand, if only we would
listen to Him. Change is tough, but if
our eyes are on God, then that change will become a path to where God wants to
lead us to. On the other hand, some
changes could be damaging to us and to our nation. The leaders have to figure out what is the
right decision, and sometimes they make the wrong decision.
When a wrong decision is made, it is
dividing and destructive. Pray that God
will guide our leaders and decision makers to make, not just the best decision,
but the decision that is God driven.
“When
the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked rule,
the people mourn.” Proverbs 29:2
~Laura Maxson
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