The US elections are finally over, and I haven’t gotten any political ads in a week. Phew! If I had to come up with a word for this election cycle, it would have to be “Ugly.” I don’t know what it is about politics that seems to bring out the worst in some people.

As I flipped open to chapter 30 of The Bridge from OneDayBow, I couldn’t help but think that we’re living the book! I’m definitely not a clairvoyant, so I’m not claiming anything like that! But I do know that the Bible says a lot about the end-times of our current age, the times that I believe we’re living in. The words of Jesus, quoted in Matthew 24:12 come to my mind: “Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold.” (New Living Translation) Sound familiar?

There are a lot of people who are wondering, and worrying, about what comes next. No matter what side of the political isle you’re on, the division on national and moral issues has never been wider. I have one dear friend that is barely talking to me, not because of anything I’ve said but because of who she thinks I could vote for. Very sad.

Looking at the beginning of chapter 30 (page 133 of The Bridge from OneDayBow) reads like front page news: theft, counterfeiting, skepticism, irreverence, sarcasm. And those who demand tolerance prove to be quite intolerant when they’re not agreed with. Along with that is a steady move to silence the voices of the so called “religious-right”.

What might the Mayor of HereAnd Now have to say about that? I don’t want to speak for him, so let’s read it together in his own words:

“But we sure won’t tolerate any intolerance,

Nor excuse as different, and indifference.

If some won’t work for bobbles… then they can work for ours!

And when I’m reelected, we will build more towers.”

Sounds like double-speak to me. And wouldn’t you know it, the chief backers of the Mayor’s reelection bid are the tempters! A platform built on bobbles is sure to win his bid, is what they’re banking on. In that kind of political atmosphere the loudest voices try to outshout the more civil:

Those who’d take a stand for Truth were often forced to sit.

Sadly, some good folks grew tired of the long fight and quit.

Fortunately, Tim was not one who was willing to give up. Sure, he had his moments of wanting it to be over, but he had stood in prayer with the People of the Book and was now willing to take on the Mayor, the tempters, and the trouble-makers in town if necessary. Not for his own glory or reputation, but for the One who had given him a forever-hope and future:

Sometimes, Tim did get weary of standing in this fight,

But the Son said to do it in the power of His might.

This wouldn’t end in failure because the King can’t fail!

And in the end, all will see the King’s Truth will prevail.

Tim knew that there would be an “in the end”. HereAndNow will not last forever, and any victory of a moment-in-time-Mayor will be short lived. Tim was living for more.

As believers in Jesus Christ we should take seriously our right and obligation to vote, and certainly seek the Lord’s wisdom in His Word before we cast our ballots. (Yes, the Word of God can, and definitely should determine how we vote!) But honestly, I find myself saying more often, “Come Lord Jesus!” Only when Jesus returns to rule and reign on the earth will we have a completely just government. I long for that day, but until then we are called to occupy until He comes. Keep serving Him in whatever place and arena He has placed us, keep speaking the Truth of the Gospel in love, keep living in the expectation of His return. As Jesus said in Matthew 24:13-14, “But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.” Amen!

In the end all will see the King’s Truth will prevail.