O merciful God, through
Christ our King You have broken the power of evil and make all things new. Open
all our hearts and fill them with Your love, truth, justice and peace.
Merciful Christ, help us see
that heaven or hell is a matter of human choice, and that we can attain eternal
life with You if we, in this life, agree to being transformed in Your holy
Image. Amen.
We live in a (false-)
messianic age. There are messiahs by the dozen: people who will save us from
global warming and people who will save us from oppressive thoughts; people who
will save us from our debts, and people who will save us from our possessions;
people who will save us from our government and people who will save us from
those people. Everywhere you look there is a new messiah -- from the kitchen to
the garden we can name a dozen famous figures who will save our minds, our
morality, our dinners, our houses, our portfolios -- you name it, there's
someone to save it, someone to turn to.
Our politicians promise
us salvation from greenhouse gases, social unrest, war, poverty, and hunger.
And never once have any of these messiahs brought us one step closer to peace
of mind or heart. And as long as there are people, there will be false messiahs
-- some taking on the mantle themselves, others having it given to them by
star-struck crowds. But Jesus has already told us -- dozens will claim to be
Him, may even perform magnificent feats to prove their claims. But we are not
to listen. (Luke 21:5-11)
There is
one faith, one Lord, one baptism. (Ephesians 4:5) There is one God and Father
of all. There is one Messiah, one great King and Brother whose sacrifice
brought us all into the courts of His Father. There is NO ONE else, there can’t
be because the Son of God is singular -- there is but one of Him. He is Lord
and Master, King and Messiah, Brother, Friend, and Helper in all of our needs.
With Him we have need of no other messiah. Christ Our King is King indeed, Lord
of all. Don’t wait for His second coming to be with Him; be with Him now --
Friend in times of trial, and sole source of comfort in our afflictions.
Today,
let’s pray for our government leaders—worldwide, nationally, and locally. They have a very tough job to do. Let’s pray that they use their authority in
the service of God by enacting laws that respect life at all stages—from conception
to natural death.
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