A Wrong Priority

So the election has been called and the UK will go to the Polls on the 06th May. Like most people from the ‘religious right’ in Northern Ireland I am very interested in political life and enjoy the cut and thrust of political debate.

However, amongst all of the excitement that an election brings there is also something about the whole thing that grieves me and that is the sight of people with wrong priorities.

At this time of the year I see Christian people motivated into action in order to support their preferred candidate, people who sadly are inactive when it comes to Christian service.

You can get them to a political meeting but not a prayer meeting, they will put up posters for a political position but not a gospel mission, they will rap doors encouraging people to vote when the election will come but not to warn them to flee from the wrath to come.

Often these people have a good motivation for what they do, they want to promote candidates who will take a strong stand on moral issues and that is fine. I am not knocking involvement in politics, after all Christians are meant to be the salt of the earth and we are to have a preserving influence on society. What I am knocking is wrong priorities.

Let us not think that we are going to change our nation by politics no matter how good our policies may be. Only the Lord can change our society for the better.

‘For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)’ 2nd Corinthians 10 v 4

The real battlefield is the place of prayer and the preaching of the gospel. This is where our priority should be.