The Parable of the Good Servant

The Bible contains many truths that are still applicable in our world today. What's going on in the U.S. House of Representatives this week is our example for today.

Let's go to Exodus, Chapter 32 and read something.

"And the LORD said to Moses, “Go down, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves." - Exodus 32:7

Have we corrupted ourselves? Have we done things that would get God mad at us?

It didn't take long for God to get upset with the Israelites. In the span of a few chapters it went from "Let my people go" to "your people have corrupted themselves." Have our politicians corrupted themselves?

There is a small group of House Republicans who don't want Kevin McCarthy to be their Speaker. Right now anyway. And it's holding things up in Congress. No one is getting anything done.

But they are actually doing this for a reason. They want to get term limits actually voted on! They want an immigration plan and a border plan. They want a balanced budget plan. And fiscal accountability in legislation. Sounds reasonable to me.

There have been secret meetings and deals, trying to get everything worked out. So far, everything has failed.

Then there were these eight Representatives in the picture above. They're doing something that can actually work! They're nealing on the House floor and they're praying!

John Edward Acton once said, "Absolute power corrupts absolutely." That statement has proven true time and time again. Especially for heads of nations.

Washington politicians are in a position of great power. That can be dangerous. Perhaps calling on an incorruptible God for guidance should have been their first order of business instead of an afterthought.

"For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools." - Romans 1:21-22

We elect representatives to represent us. If they are found praying, that's wonderful. But if they are found to be power hungry individuals set on enriching themselves at the people's expense, someone needs to change that. They were elected to serve us, not themselves.

"The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted." - Mathew 23: 11-12

May God's will be done in our nation. And may humble servants lead us in doing things in God's name, not our own.

The Gospel - Paul Washer