1 CORINTHIANS 9:20–22 (KJV)
“And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews...”

48 HOURS.

ONE VOTE.

ONE SEAT.

ONE FATHER.

Last week, we left a Christian politician standing before a decision that seemed to have no clean way out but to unravel this, I think we need to start somewhere else.

Somewhere very important to begin without taking sides ..

Did God actually send him there?

Meanwhile, for those that might have the view that "politics is a cult". .... For whatsoever reason.

Hmmmm...

While I understand that perspective, politics isn't a cult.

There are still Daniels in politics.

They may not be many, but they exist.

And actually, Daniel's character was what inspired this scenario.

Paul said, “To the Jews I became as a Jew…”

So in the case of this Christian Politician, to the politicians, he became a politician.

That is, if God sent him there,  because if God sends you somewhere, can He really send you there and leave you without a way to remain faithful?

I don't think so.

There will always be an escape route.

Look at Daniel.

A decree had been signed: pray to no one except the king.

Daniel knew the consequence.

He could have kept quiet.

He could have compromised.

Instead, he continued praying to God.

And when he eventually faced death and it seemed like there was no way.... GOD DID!!🔥

So perhaps the real test of those 48 hours isn't simply:

“What will he do?”

It is to test where his allegiance is really pledged to.

Before God provides a way out of disturbing dilemmas, HE TESTS YOUR STAND TO SEE WHERE YOU STAND 

The same pattern appears with the three Hebrew boys.

They had a choice to either bow or burn.

They chose God.

And again, God did the impossible.

Now, this goes beyond politics.

Christians call themselves the light of the world, yet sometimes we run from every place we consider as darkness.

However, if there is no darkness, WHAT EXACTLY DOES THE LIGHT ILLUMINATE?

If Christians abandon politics because it is “too dark,” won't the darkness simply remain?

There will be people God sends into government.

People He sends into business.

People He sends into education.

People He sends into media.

People He sends into every sphere.

Into every mountain of influence.

With a tone of finality, the answer isn't only that Christians should not run from every dark place.

Maybe the real question to take note is:

WHERE HAS GOD SENT YOU?

Because wherever God sends you, the challenge may be part of the assignment.

And if He sent you there… there will always be an escape route.

But before looking for the escape route…

KNOW WHOSE SIDE YOU'RE ON.

Because sometimes the miracle isn't waiting for you to find the way out.

Sometimes, the test is waiting to see whether you'll still choose God when there seems to be no way out.

AGAIN.....

WHERE HAS GOD SENT YOU?

PEACE ✋😌🤚