Feb 23rd, 2022: God and Democracy

 

I think I mentioned the comment I heard from a Chinese scholar about why Americans should not remove God in their pursuit of democracy before. President Ronald Reagan also said something similar to that. 





I think that comment is also applicable to our Canadian democracy. Our political leaders have lost their ways of leading our nation as they decide to show a total disregard for God.


“The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God’.” (Psalm 14: 1)


What are the outcomes of that foolishness?


We assume that God takes no interest in human affairs. The opposite is actually true. There will be a day of reckoning for all whom God has given responsibility in public life. Ungodliness will not go unnoticed because God is God.


We think we can keep thoughts and desires secret, and God will not know them. Nothing is hidden from God. He knows our thoughts before we are able to acknowledge them. Leaders who think that their crooked plans will not be revealed are in for a rude surprise.


We have become so independent in how we conduct our lives, so we have no freedom to receive God's help. There is a severe disconnection between God and us. We have no ability to cherish the communion we can have with God.


Many political leaders are basic opportunistic, and they look weak by being like that. Ungodliness never commands the internal strength that people look for in their leaders. There is no democracy when there is no morality.

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