From Mighty Rivers 

GO BY RACHEL’S GRAVE

Don’t ever say “God’s people should have no place in political activity.” They should just have the right place.

Abraham was told he would be the Father of a great nation. This is government at the beginning.

Joseph was raised up by God to be second in command in the most powerful nation of his time.

Moses was “The Lawgiver.” Most of his laws are still on the legal books of our day.

Daniel, by his influence, changed a king and his kingdom.

Isaiah, Jeremiah, and the prophets spoke against the bad politicians of their day and called their nation back to God.

David was king of Israel.

Esther interfered in the affairs of state and saved her people, daring to confront a king. “If I perish, I perish,” was her attitude.

I’ve heard politicians say, “You preachers take care of your religion; we will take care of government.” But how will we “take care of our religion” if we lose the right to practice it? If we cannot witness in the workplace, take a Bible to school, or write a report about Jesus?

It’s time for another Martin Luther King to deliver an “I have a dream” speech. He will say, “I, too, have a dream that one day there will be such a spiritual awakening that we won’t have to worry about prayer in the schools because our young adult families will impact their school, neighborhoods, cities, states, and nation with righteousness.”

“I, too, have a dream that America will repent of its national sin of killing the unborn child, and end this bottomless hatred it has for its own country.”

May that dream come true.