Election Eve Encouragement

This was written by my father-in-law and sent out to his church today. He is a preacher. I could not have said it any better myself.

Friends, this world is not your home, so don’t make yourselves cozy in it. Don’t indulge your ego at the expense of your soul. Live an exemplary life among the natives so that your actions will refute their prejudices. Then they’ll be won over to God’s side and be there to join in the celebration when He arrives.

Make the Master proud of you by being good citizens. Respect the authorities, whatever their level; they are God’s emissaries for keeping order. It is God’s will that by doing good, you might cure the ignorance of the fools who think you’re a danger to society. Exercise your freedom by serving God, not by breaking the rules. Treat everyone you meet with dignity. Love your spiritual family. Revere God. Respect the government.
1 Peter 2:11-17, Message

Two things to remember this Election Day:

1) We are to be Light and Salt this and every other day. It’s a time of terseness and tension. Spiritual integrity is equated to political party affiliation. Truth be told, there is reason for concern when looking in both directions … to the Right or to the Left. But there is also cause for hope. The Christian in either camp should be the voice of reason and righteousness. It is possible to respect the integrity of our fellow-citizens while rejecting their political focus. Our words should bring healing, not hurt. Jesus’ admonition to “shine the light” and “season with salt” is applicable this and every other day.

2) God is still in control! On Wednesday morning, November 5, God will still be on His throne and we will still be His subjects. We will be closer to heaven and the realization of our everlasting hope. There is nothing that can change our eternal destiny. Yes, we are thankful patriots of the United States of America, but that is secondary to our citizenry in the heavenly kingdom. The old song rings true: “This world is not my home; I’m just a'passing through.” This election cannot shake my eternal kingdom!

So … go to the polls on Tuesday and vote the way you believe God desires. When the results come in from across the nation, pledge anew your allegiance to this God-blessed land. Pledge anew your allegiance to the God of the universe … and the God of our lives!

A little political humor

I lifted this from a friend's blog (see Everyday Bailey). It is too funny. Now, I hope that no one takes themselves to seriously and is offended by this. I was laughing out loud ... and I think I want to move to France.

DEMOCRATIC
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
You feel guilty for being successful.
Barbara Streisand sings for you.

REPUBLICAN
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
So?

SOCIALIST
You have two cows.
The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.
You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.

COMMUNIST
You have two cows.
The government seizes both and provides you with milk.
You wait in line for hours to get it.
It is expensive and sour.

AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one.
You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows.
You are surprised when one cow drops dead.
You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses.
Your stock goes up.

FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows.
You go to lunch and drink wine.
Life is good.

GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour.
Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.

ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows but you don't know where they are.
While ambling around, you see a beautiful woman.
You break for lunch.
Life is good.

RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have some vodka.
You count them and learn you have five cows.
You have some more vodka.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
The Mafia shows up and takes over however many cows you really have.

TALIBAN CORPORATION
You have all the cows in Afghanistan , which are two.
You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts.
You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find alternatives to milk production but use the money to buy weapons.

IRAQI CORPORATION
You have two cows.
They go into hiding.
They send radio tapes of their mooing.

FLORIDA CORPORATION
You have a black cow and a brown cow.
Everyone votes for the best looking one.
Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote for the black one.
Some people vote for both.
Some people vote for neither.
Some people can't figure out how to vote at all.
Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you think is the best-looking cow.

CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
You have millions of cows.
They make real California cheese.
Only five speak English.
Most are illegals.
Arnold likes the ones with the big udders.