Sunday review
Reminders from last week to give you a good start for next week!
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November 2
Our culture invites us to be anything and do anything we want. And often the politicians even create new policy to formalize our desire. “We will make sure your rights are protected,” they tell us. But just like kings, all human authorities have only limited power.
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November 3
God will act, but we, like believers all through history, must come to him in faith. Faith that God is involved. Faith that God has a plan. Faith that what is unseen is in fact in the hands of God. Faith that while God is in his temple he remains completely involved in our lives.
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November 4
As much as we might love our homeland and our country, the Bible nowhere suggests the United States is God’s favored or favorite country. Yet we behave as if this is it and if the wrong leader is in place the world is coming to an end. And, of course, the wrong leader is the one for whom you didn’t vote.
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November 5
What do you do when God calls? He probably won’t use the phone to reach you. But he might. God might use the person on the other end to nudge you toward something God wants you to do.
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November 6
We live in a moment where politicians think they did it themselves. Business leaders, advocacy groups, even pastors can fall into the trap of thinking it was their great strategy, their amazing descriptions of victimization, or their engaging preaching that brought the growth. Yes, God can and does use our talents, but he expects we understand their source and his involvement in our lives. Otherwise we end up like the kings and leaders of old Jerusalem before her fall.
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November 7
Power is all too often our first fallback when we’re confronted with something that should change. Not only do we seek power, but often we panic when we see ourselves losing it. And so we grasp for it with ever more passion, shouting louder and scheming or manipulating or compromising to protect it.
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