do not let the arrogant oppress me.
Psalm 119:122
Who ensures the well-being of God's righteous servants?
Judging by the conversations and social media comments of many Christians, they're putting their hope in elected leaders. Great tragedy will apparently befall both the church and the nation if the wrong people are elected to office.
And it appears "the right people" are the ones who agree with particular political points of view, regardless of whether they are righteous servants of God. In fact, some of the people championed most by Christians look, to my eyes, more like the arrogant oppressors than servants of God.
Arrogance is almost a prerequisite for politicians here in the 21st century. The more arrogant a person is toward their opponents, the more attention they get and the more votes they garner.
Has the church wandered so far off the path that its people are frightened for their future if certain political platforms and parties are successful? Are we really building our house on the sinking sand of politics and personalities?
Oppression means literally to be pressed down, pushed, squeezed. When we allow politics and politicians to push us off the path of righteous servanthood and squeeze us into the mold of our neighbors who don't know Christ, we've transferred our loyalty from God to the oppressors.
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