Why Do So Many Say They Like Reality, But Do So Much To Run From It?

As the political "silly season" gets more and more revved up -- and my goodness, is this a silly season -- I see and hear more and more folly channelled through all sorts of social and mass media and all forms of communication in-between.

I do have a Facebook account, and frequent it occasionally to see if there's anything happening among friends. Thing is only about 1% of Facebook activity actually involves connections resulting from those efforts. About 80%, however, is comprised of the inane political blitherings of people I love tremendously, but who post things that tell me they aren't thinking very hard.

Some of them are very, very intelligent people, but just like anyone, they let their hearts get captivated by the hate speech bilge that emanates from the powerful institutions assigned the job of keeping them enslaved to Caesar.

Yes, the things those institutions do to try to make the world all better, mostly humanistic, materialistic, atheistic dreck, is indeed hate speech. I make a modest attempt to elaborate on that in my latest home page piece, but I do think much more needs to be said.

Much more needs to be done to introduce people to the Living Word.

Anyway, I have a batch of friends who are Trump supporters. They post all kinds of things about how wonderful he is. They do see him with rose-colored glasses, and it isn't hard to take them off and see what a boorish harrier he is. He talks the talk, but when he is president he won't do a thing he says he'll do. Or worse, he'll actually do some of the things he says he'll do.

Then there are the liberals. Damn. Very good, smart friends, who haven't a clue. Most of their vitriol is against Trump pointing out all those obviously idiotic things about him, as if this requires any genuine insight. Then they rail, and moan, and screech about how horrible the country would be with him as president. But yes, they don't grasp that we'll have a domineering autocrat in office whether it is Donald or Hillary.

Then there are those who rail and moan and screech that both are evil beyond belief. Yay! They got it right! What they don't get is that that's the way it is supposed to be. Hillary escaping certain prosecution for crimes that definitely jeopardized national security? She's perfect for the job!

Caesar must be fully acquainted with evil for him/her to do the job of governance.

Here's the question.

What in the world are those who say they have Christ's name on their lips doing giving their allegiance to any of these people? Why are they even protesting what they do or don't do, shoving their way into doing anything about their legitimate role to govern evildoers?

So, yeah, to those Facebook friends of mine who say Jesus is their Lord and Savior, to anyone reading this who are feeling the urge to rail and moan and screech about what Donald or Hillary or any of those people do or will do, re-read the 13th chapter of Romans and the 2nd chapter of Peter's first letter. Look. See what it says to do.

Essentially, leave Caesar alone, let him do his job as he must. In fact, pray for him! (Or her!) Make your tribute to him/her your debt of love you have for others. He/she will then commend you!

Then, wow, then build your ministry from the Kingdom.

From there is where you'll see the reality of the way things are. Yes, the World System tells you what they want you to think that is, but please.

Believe on Christ. Let Him make you the self-sacrificial individual who others will see and hear and know is someone who actually loves.

Then you'll see reality.