The next one

Who is the next one? The leader of your state, country, or city? I find it interesting the level of distain for the leadership. I also find it interesting the level of arrogance from leadership. The more people hate them the smarter they believe they are. Recently, the Ontario government changed leadership. The outgoing leader said she believed in what she accomplished. Her party got hit so hard that they have lost accreditation as a party. Yet, she would never admit wrong.

            The fake Prime Minister of Canada needs Ontario to win an election. Yet, he is bashing them to make his point. Why on earth would he do that? Did it make the voters happy? The level of disconnect between vote and leader is amazing these days. It’s like they don’t really know the other exists. Yet, they need each other. Talk about a dysfunctional relationship.

            Somehow, we believe that the fabric of this society cannot fall. Many television shows depict the falling of the nation these days. Yet, on a personal level we don’t believe it. Can it happen? Oh, I believe it can, but how when, and by whom? How can this disconnect continue? Certainly, the rules being made by minority groups can’t continue. I can feel the anger out there. It has to burst sometime doesn’t it?

            There always is a peaceful solution. There always is a good way through. We can work together. Yet, we won’t do any of that. Why? The speeches say we can and will. The signs and marches say we can and will. Yet, we won’t, can’t, and don’t. I just did a fun study of 1970’s music. Before 1975, we had happy songs. Believe it or not the themes were all about getting along and peace. Yet, after 1975, something changed. Relationship, sex, and government anger began to infect the songs.

            What does God have to say? Matthew 12:43-45 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”

            We can talk peace. We can create programs. We can even make laws to keep order. I suppose we can try and sweep evil out of our hearts. Yet, it’s what remains that concerns God. If were all equal. If we all think alike. In a way we become empty houses. There is nothing identifiable inside that makes us who we are. The Bible believe that is how unrest enters our lives. We make room for discontent, anger, and frustration.

            I will admit that the leadership in our nations is ridicules. Across the board from work to politics we have terrible leaders. Somehow, they believe they were hired because they are smarter than the rest. Boy, is that far from the truth. Even the voter believes their choice is a smart one. Yet, within 4 years we think those leaders are stupid.

            Ok, so we hate the current leadership. When what? Let’s sweep clean the house of leadership. Let’s get rid of corruption. Start over. Then what? The Bible says that’s a big no, no. It’s a mistake of epic proportions. Look what happened in Russia. The Tsar out and Stalin in. In Germany, the World war 1 leaders out and Hitler in within 20 years. Even in Iraq. Saddam out and what’s in now. Is there peace, comradery, and rebuilding? Oh no, it went from bad to much worse in all of them.

            New leadership might come in America soon. New leadership could even come in Canada, but I doubt it. Who? What will they do that is different than 20 years ago? What ideas will be better than 40 years ago? What is wrong in our streets? Has anything changed in 50 years? Oh, yes it has changed. It’s 10 times worst. They say they will fix it. They will sweep in new changes. The key is sweep.

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