In the past months, half of the U.S. population has earnestly proclaimed the need for political change of the current administration. In the previous election, this same sentiment drove the population to elect our current president. Previous to that, President Obama based his campaign on “Change”.
This sentiment is nothing new in the ushering in of new administrations and is the foundation used to create that change. What is noteworthy, especially in recent elections, is the impassioned desire of people to create these changes. An amazing amount of money and time is spent in these endeavors, and for the party that loses an election, those resources are seemingly squandered.
In the bigger picture that God’s elect understand, we know that the world’s political infighting is all dross. But seeing the fervent desire of so many for temporary and unattained change should prompt us to question our passion for lasting change.
In so much darkness, it’s not always evident if our lights have dimmed. Our zeal for the lasting change that only God can bring about can grow into an attitude of complacency. We adhere to the law and look to our future with God but without zeal. This attitude is prophesied for our generation. Christ warns that we can become “wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked…” and He says to those with that attitude to “…be zealous and repent” (Revelation 3:18, 19).
The Church has always fought against this attitude, but this mindset is even more encompassing in these end times. Without question, the world will drag us down with its Satanically inspired doctrines and erroneous passions. Keeping our lights bright takes enthusiasm, not just adherence, to God’s principles.
Paul encouraged the Church at Corinth to fight this same battle. “Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:16-18).
We will be beaten down (mentally and possibly even physically) for our love of the Truth. All of those of The Way experience hatred from the world. Remember Peter and those apostles with him, after being jailed and released, were “rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.” They didn’t cower and hide the Truth but instead “…did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ” (Acts 5:41-42). Change is going to happen because God’s Plan for mankind is real. Let’s keep that hunger for life everlasting always before our eyes.
