Announcer Bill MacCormick (Host) : 0:00
The Crawford Stand. And now our thoughts go from electing to governing. The president of Crawford Media Group, Don Crawford, has serious concerns for America.
Donald Crawford, Sr. (Host) : 0:13
It is our America. We the people. A precious republic. If we can keep it. And so many days I wonder if we can. I wonder if we can keep our beloved America, free. Franklin Graham reminds us that the Bible clearly teaches that governments are ordained by God to restrain evil and enable righteousness to flourish. That’s in Romans chapter 3. Franklin Graham believes that it was and is our Christian duty to pray and vote for candidates who best align with and stand for biblical principles. I hope and pray that you did just that. And the Apostle Paul admonishes us, we the Christian people, in 1 Thessalonians 5, 1 Thessalonians 5, that we should test everything, test everything, and hold fast to what is good. Oh, I pray that we have elected leaders who believe just that, just that. We had that opportunity November 5. In recent years, the evangelical, the biblical church has made concessions to the demands of this apparently anti-Christian culture, so much so that the power of the gospel in our society has been watered down, abused, ridiculed, and in so many ways rendered null and void. So many of the once fiery and faithful pulpits have fallen silent, refusing to speak out against the moral decay of this present time. fearing retribution or alienation. My friends, it is well past time for those in the pulpits to experience a full-bore revival and return our pulpits to the mission of the real gospel once again. Would that describe your pastor? But, my fellow Americans and my fellow Christians, when these elections are over and the results fully known, When our leaders, federal, state, and local, have been chosen, it is time for us to put aside political differences and to pray for those in office as we are so admonished in Scripture. Pray for every one of them, whether you voted for them or not, whether you like them or not, whether you believe in their policies or not. It is our duty to pray for them. But then comes the next phase of our civic responsibilities, and as such, we should never neglect our duties as citizens, or relinquish our duty as these citizens to make certain that our leaders exercise godly wisdom in public life. We can’t withdraw from public life. We’ve got to monitor it. We’ve got to be watchdogs for the truth of our Lord. The godly wisdom of biblical Christians is needed now more than ever, And it is our duty to make that happen. But perhaps most importantly, never forget, my fellow Christians, the marvelous admonitions of our Lord in Matthew chapter 6, where we are admonished in verse 25, Therefore I say to you, says our Lord, don’t worry, do not worry. Did you hear that? Read that. Matthew chapter 6. Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink. Don’t worry about it, or anything else for that matter, and especially the world of politics. We live under governments ordained by God, rulers He allows, and perhaps it is up to us, we the people who cherish the good, to do our very best to make certain that our leaders do what is good. And as long as we do everything we can and should, we can rely upon the fact that the will of God, the will of our Lord is at work, and His will shall be done. So then, whether or not we understand or agree with everything which happens in the world, and with whatever happened November 5, we can know it is God’s ordained will. And my fellow Christians, don’t worry. Don’t worry. Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Amen.
Announcer Bill MacCormick (Host) : 4:57
Please write to Mr. Crawford with any final thoughts you might have about election season and your plans to support all efforts to keep our republic free. His email address is stand at Crawford Media Group dot net. When you write, be sure to tell Mr. Crawford on what station you hear the stand. That email address again is stand at CrawfordMediaGroup.net. When you want to review what you hear, go to our website, CrawfordMediaGroup.net. The Crawford Stand is a public affairs presentation of Crawford Media Group and this station, serving God and country. I’m Bill McCormick.
