If you’re like me, you spent considerable time begging God to have mercy on us in this election, and to give us leaders who shared our Biblical values for behavior. Needless to say, this did not happen, and in my prayer time afterwards the answer was given to me as to why not.
God has so constructed the universe that it reflects his character. There is cause and effect, so that all will be channeled to an ethic that involves right perception and right response. If you put your hand in a flame, it will be burned, so you don’t do it; it’s harmful. Pain and preservation. If you jump off a cliff you break a leg or worse so you don’t do it; it’s harmful. Pain and preservation. Fire is not bad and gravity is not bad, without them we could not live, but they must be respected or they can become harmful.
Our nation is deeply divided, half and half, over the proper role of government. Half of us dwell in the past, believing in such quaint values as right and wrong, self control, initiative, sexual purity and independence. The other half are what I call government clients. They have government patrons who buy their allegiance and vote through patronage. The system of Chicago patronage has been brought to the national level by the Alderman we elected President. The Republicans will never win again at this level until they can recognize and counter this mercenary appeal.
So God, in his love for his children, especially the lost 50% who have become government clients, has refused to suspend the laws of cause and effect in our elections. He will give us what we ask for until we realize the error of our ways, and stop asking for government rescue. Half of all households now receive some form of entitlement assistance, and this is what drives voting, not philosophy. Things will get worse and worse until people stop buying U.S. Treasury bonds. When they have a sale and nobody comes, the end will be here. The financial markets will lock up, credit and lending will stop, essential services will fail for lack of funding, cities will become nightmares and the collapse will make everything we’ve seen pale in comparison. God’s treatment of us is determined by the least common denominator, the least functional of our compatriots. We will be cooked in the same soup, because of His love for them. When they have suffered enough, they will realize the error of their ways, and will call for help. It will be uncomfortable for all of us, but if we’re ready, we can survive. You heard it here first.
