I don’t know about you but the older I get the more I become aware of my own mortality. It is very easy especially in this seductive and sensual world to forget that we that are professing Christians and possessors of salvation can get caught up. We must constantly remind ourselves that this is not our home. We’ve got to remain cognizant that we are ambassadors of the Kingdom of God and we are just traveling through this land to get to our home.
I myself am praying for a deeper commitment to Jesus and be in alignment with Him and to draw a line in the sand with the things of the world.

I am not talking about being some kind of weird, non-sociable holy roller but what I am speaking of is making a public declaration as to what team I am on. For example, when football season is underway you can find on any given Sunday millions of fans across America wearing the jersey of their favorite team and making the argument that their team is the best and they even prognosticate that their team will be in the Super Bowl. I believe that we, disciples of Christ should have it clearly know and stated what team we are on.

In sports, we have a lot of what is referred to as bandwagon fans. You know, when a team is on a winning streak people will say “this is who I pick to win it all. When it comes to our mortality, especially when for some of us it is late in the fourth quarter of our lives we can’t afford to drop or fumble the ball. We have to hold on tight and secure our salvation. No player can be committed to play for or have allegiance to two teams simultaneously. 1 John 2:15-17 The Message (MSG) states it this way:
15-17 Don’t love the world’s ways. Don’t love the world’s goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world—wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important—has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him. The world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way out—but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity.

You would have to be like an ostrich with your head buried in the sand not to be aware of the recent events that are going on in American politics these days. In just a few short days we will be having the inauguration of a new President in the person of Donald Trump. It appears that there is scandal after scandal and news event after event concerning this man. Say what you will about our outgoing President Barak Obama, but I cannot recall that he has ever spued racial hatred of different ethnicities. He never attacked women and most certainly never made fun of a handicap reporter. We may not have agreed with all if his policies and ideas but he appeared to have a genuine interest for all as he would often state “the American people” to have a better life for their families. He appeared to be more about the unification of people and people groups rather than the dividing of people.

We who claim to have faith, that faith will be tested more so than ever before in the very near future. This time and season is a prime example of how we must look to Jesus as our constant sole source to provide for His children every resource we will need. We would be crazy to really think that the majority of these career politicians will walk away from making their pockets deeper from making back office deals and wholeheartedly serve the best interest of their constituents. I look at some of those men and women that were vehemently opposed to Trump, many who were a bitter political rival have now recanted their stances to bowed down and kiss the ring of the proverbial king meaning Donald Trump. Many have sold out in hopes of having a position in his kingdom

These are uncertain times, but definitely not the time to fall apart. God is still God and His promises are true. He is sovereign and is still mistake-free. His record is without a blemish, in fact, it remains impeccable. Scripture tells he will not forsake his saints

Psalms 37 1-26
Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
be not envious of wrongdoers!
2 For they will soon fade like the grass
and wither like the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act.
6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as the noonday.
7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!
8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
9 For the evildoers shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
10 In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
11 But the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant peace.
12 The wicked plots against the righteous
and gnashes his teeth at him,
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that his day is coming.
14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose way is upright;
15 their sword shall enter their own heart,
and their bows shall be broken.
16 Better is the little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18 The Lord knows the days of the blameless,
and their heritage will remain forever;
19 they are not put to shame