Christ is the Only Answer

“But in the last days it shall come to pass, [that] the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make [them] afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken [it].” (Mic 4:1-4 AV)

With the troubles of our nation and the world, we know the only solution is the glorious return of the LORD Jesus Christ.  Let us place the blame squarely where it belongs.  It is not one single group.  It is not one single culture.  It is not one single belief.  It is the fact that mankind has rejected salvation in Christ and His word as our guide.  It can work.  I have seen it first-hand.

When we served in an inner-city church located near a military base, the LORD gave us a thorough mixer of different cultures.  We have believers from the south, north, east and west.  We had saints from the Philippines, Guam, Porto Rico, Guatemala, Mexico, Japan, Germany, and may other places that escapes my mind.  But one thing that united us all was our common salvation in Christ and commitment to His word.  Each culture was free to honor their customs but when we attended and served in our local church, there was no superiority of culture.  Our common culture of Christ was what kept us unified.

In our above passage, the word of God speaks of Christ’s return.  He will reign in Jerusalem and the word of God will be our constitution.  When all are subjected to it, there will be no more war!  There will be no more terrorism.  An election will not solve it. Changing out a president and relying on our traditions to save us will not work.  As along as our common sinful nature is allowed to rule the day, there will always be turmoil.  So, Church, it is time to do what we have been called to do.  If we want to change our nation, let us focus our energy and attention more on reaching others with the gospel of Christ than on who might be elected.  Let us be moved with compassion on our nation that is at the brink of complete disintegration.  Let us preach repentance of sin and salvation in Christ.  It is our only hope!