Trusting in Dust

You might think that of all times and places, the worship of the assembly on the Lord’s Day should be a respite from talking about politics. There are more media streams producing more hot takes and early voting results and “the sky is falling” rhetoric than a man can escape from. Shouldn’t the church’s gathering be different than the way of the world?

Amen, that’s quite true, it must be different. That is not the same as being silent about any particular subject. Our worship provides perspective on politics, it puts elections in their place. Even when we sing, “This world is not my home, I’m just a passin’ through,” we still are called to leave it better than we found it. Eternal life isn’t a call to isolation, it’s a call to investment with a guaranteed return.

The price of groceries is not the worst; famine would be worse, of course. Could costs be lowered with political changes? Absolutely. A king who cares for fields blesses his people (Ecclesiastes 5:9). But rulers only have a heart for their people if God turns their hearts so (Proverbs 21:1). As a country we deserve what we’re getting because our hearts aren’t turned to God.

Again, this is one reason Christians must keep worshipping. God is the one with whom we have to do today, and Tuesday, and Wednesday, and the next four years. Beloved, be right before God, and remember that trust in princes is trusting in dust.

Put not your trust in prices,
in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the LORD his God,
who made heaven and earth
(Psalm 146:3, 5-6a)