Values To The Core!

Apparently one overarching issure emerged in the recent American elections. What the American people were most concerned about was not the economy or the war in Iraq or even social issues. Instead, they were preoccupied with moral values as they went to the polling stations to vote. What was the result? President George W. Bush, a born again conservative, was reelected with the largest popular vote in American history. The Republicans, champions of morality, were also elected overwhelmingly and now have a firm grip on Congress. In contrast, the Democrats are still reeling from the lashing the electorate gave them. Hopefully they have learned a few lessons about the way America thinks!
I for one am glad to see this "return" to morality. Surely we have gone too far to the left with twisted Hollywood leading the charge to unseat old-fashioned values. The people have finally clearly said, "Enough! It is time to return to morality!" It amazes me that our politicians would be taken by surprise in this return to basics! After all, whenever people feel threatened (as we do right now with the war on terrorism and Iraq) they return to values which have emerged as tried and proven in time of crisis.
So, we congratulate President Bush on his timely victory. We say to our senators and congressmen, "God bless you; our prayers are with you!" It is to be hoped that President Bush will soon be called upon to appoint one or two outstanding jurists to the Supreme Court. Then perhaps America will lead the way in protectingthe rights of the unborn and modifying laws on abortion. Can a nationwide ban on same-sex marriage not be far off as well?
Jesus' words echo in our minds, do they not. He said, "Are you still so dull? Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? But the things that come out of the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean'. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander (Matthew 5:16-20).
Wise is the people who pay attention to what is going on in the heart (inner self). For this reason, Americans are now turning to Jesus in droves so that they may be remade inwardly through His saving power. Herein lies America's greatest strength! Didn't our forefathers seek to impress this upon us by putting on our money the slogan, "In God we trust". In other words, "Render to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God!" There is no other hope for America and the electorate discerned this in thew way they voted November 2nd. Values to the core!