Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the suffering
and afflicted. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted, to announce
liberty to captives, and to open the eyes of the blind.
The
Living Bible copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by
permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois
60188. All rights reserved.
Unless you have been under a
rock lately, you know that there are almost two dozen "contenders" to
be the next President of the United States…and to hear many of them
tell it, the Spirit of the Lord God is upon them, and they have been
anointed to save the world! Were it not so sad and serious, it might
almost be laughable, as each of these men and women rushes to outdo the
others in their efforts to convince “we the people” how lofty and noble
they are…and how qualified they are to lead us!
It will probably
take the better part of this next year to sift through all of the noise
and figure out who truly might be at least partly suited to be our next
President. I know that it will take a lot of prayer and careful
consideration as we formulate our opinions and come to what hopefully
will be a wise conclusion.
Meanwhile, let there be NO question
about who has been anointed by God to bring the Good News to each of us -
the “suffering and afflicted” referenced by the prophet Isaiah. Let us
be assured that Jesus Christ has indeed come “to comfort the
brokenhearted, to announce liberty to captives, and to open the eyes of
the blind.”
My prayer is that we never get confused about
this…that we never doubt…and that we live in such a way that others are
certain of where we stand – and with WHOM we stand! It doesn’t matter
whether you and I agree about who should lead our nation…but it matters
profoundly that we agree about Who leads our hearts and souls…and
controls the destiny of our every breath - and our Eternity.
Do
you live in a way that demonstrates your faith and confidence in the
Good News of Jesus Christ? Have you received His anointing upon your
life…and are you busy acting on His behalf in a way that brings glory
and honor to Jesus? When others look at you, do they want what (and
Who) you have in their life? Or are you one more arrogant and confusing
“voice” in the mix?
The time has come for us to figure out who
we are as Christ’s disciples…and to pare down, in many instances, to
what He has anointed…and discard anything that we have added. Are you
really ready to do this? Are you prepared to deliver the unadulterated,
pure and true Good News to others in every aspect of your daily
living? Will you stand out from the crowd for Jesus in a good way? Or
are you just one more in a line of noisy distractions?
©2015 Debbie Robus
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