Being very broken, humbled, for our nation.

This morning on my drive time and during some down time at work I listened to Kevin Swanson’s election day sermon that he had mentioned on his blog. Listening I was convicted about not being very broken, humbled, for our nation. Kevin painted a picture that included Obama, current events that tied in things that have happened to our nation for the last hundred years. As a nation we are a mess. Its about an hour long. And is a great book end to his two 25 min radio shows on this topic. Those I have linked to from my blog posting on bearded women. I also link to the fascinating book about election day sermons from our nations history that were mentioned on the show.

It was timely as tonight I was reading more of our John Knox book “For Kirk and Covenant” to the family after dinner as we prepare for Legacy’s Reformation party Friday night. While reading what Wilson wrote in the chapter called “ rarely in one man” both Beth and I felt it was very apropos for where we are with the current election cycle.

…It can be easy to think nothing can be done against the forces of unbelieving modernity that we confront day after day. We need someone like Knox, we think, and waiting for that, is like waiting for lighting to strike…

We need him desperately, we think. But apparently not-if we needed him to accomplish Gods purposes here and now, we would have him. The lesson to draw from the life of Knox is not that every generation needs men just like him, and that in spite of this need, God, for reasons known only to himself, persists on giving such men infrequently. Rather the genuine lesson is that God does what he pleases for his greatest glory…

But still we complain- what is God doing now?...

I have picked out a few parts from the book to read at the party.