Christian politics

     If you claim to be a Christian and are not supporting your president and staff with your positive comments and actions along with your prayers, you are sinning.  Why?  Because the Bible calls upon us to do just that.  There is no excuse for not praying.  We are told repeatedly in the Bible to pray for our nation, leaders, and for our enemies as well.  So, why are their Christians who are rioting?  Why are there Christians who are not standing with the President and his staff?  Why are their Christians who don't pray for the leadership of the nation?  Why?  How do we justify civil disobedience?  How do we explain to our children that our actions, contrary to the Bible, are okay?  How do we stand in pride sinning in public or private?  The simple answer is that those who do are more worldly minded than heavenly minded.  That doesn't make the unbelievers.  It makes them sinning Christians who know that what they do is sin.  I wish they would make the stand against sin as strong as their stand for sin.
     Please notice that I am not suggesting you need to agree with the politics now, in the past or in the future.  We are created to think and make judgments about issues and then to pray for God's will to be done.  The Bible says that the prayers of the righteous avail much.  If you are acting on the world's standard you are not acting righteously.  That simply means you are more invested in your sin than in your life in Christ.  Does this sound like I am being harsh to you and others who believe as you do?  It should!  Believers are called to call to account fellow believers when there is sin.  Don't get me wrong, I've opposed myself until convicted by the Holy Spirit of what I was doin.  The real opposition of the Christian is to hate the sin but love the sinner.  So why don't we do that?  Why the anger at the person and not at the actions that are sin?  How does the Christian justify and rationalize not doing the will of God? 
     Protesting turns into rioting and terrorism.  Destruction of personal property and injury to others also fits the terrorism category.  Arrests are testimony of what is the result of sin.  We cannot call ourselves Christian and join in this behavior.  Where are the Christians who will stand up for God, confront the wrong and promote the Gospel?  Where are the Christians who expend as much energy accomplishing the will of God as they do undermining the will of God?  If you and I don't do what is right when we know what is right, we are sinning.  The answer to this sin is acknowledge that we are sinning, stop sinning, confess our sin and repent our behavior.  Then to return to the narrow way that leads to the cross instead of the wide road that leads to destruction.  It's always your choice.