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Jesus Is Lord.



As of Monday, we have a new president.  Unfortunately, we continue to be a deeply divided country. I had the opportunity to hear a devotion by our Bishop Tom Berlin this week. He was reminding us of an important truth. Regardless of our differing politics, what we as Christians can agree on is that Jesus is Lord. 


While that may not feel like a fix for all our division, it should make us pause. If you have the perspective that the new presidency is not good for our country, you may be feeling discouraged or even fear or despair. Yet if you believe that Jesus is Lord, you should never lose hope. If Jesus is Lord, then your hope is in His goodness and grace, not in a human leader. If Jesus is Lord, we have the Holy Spirit to guide us through dark days and to remind us we are loved and cherished by Him. No human leader can do that. 


If you are excited and hopeful by the new presidency, you too should still be focused on Jesus as Lord. That is because there is no human leader who is without sin and in need of the redemption of Jesus. That includes your pastors at St. Andrew's. You too should be putting your ultimate hope not in a human leader but in Jesus as the one who knows what is best for us and who understand us and still loves us with a deep and abiding love. Our understanding of Jesus as Lord should be first and foremost to all of us, regardless of our political perspective. We belong to God, and we are a part of His family first and foremost over any political party. 


So, what do we do about our political differences? Jesus always understood that we would struggle to understand each other. He knew we would not agree, and we would sometimes even fight. Thankfully, Jesus left us instructions on how to get along.


  “ Above all, show sincere love to each other, because love brings about the forgiveness of many sins. Open your homes to each other without complaining. And serve each other according to the gift each person has received, as good managers of God’s diverse gifts. Whoever speaks should do so as those who speak God’s word. Whoever serves should do so from the strength that God furnishes. Do this so that in everything God may be honored through Jesus Christ. To him be honor and power forever and always. Amen.”

-1 Peter 4:8-11


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