Today is the the last day of the year. It is also the first first big day in the primary presidential elections. The Iowa Caucus. Of course there's a big hullabulloo about Obama and Clinton and Edwards. But around here we're all interested in Huckabee and Paul. Especially Paul. Not the apostle. Ron. There's never been a candidate like him. He knows all about why and how this country was founded, and where it should be going. He has the right answers to all the political questions. He's not corrupt. The list goes on. Of course supporters can justify his verbal slip-up that intimated the proposed canonization of the Constitution. But so what? What does it matter if this man gets in to office? Is he really the 'Hope for America"? I say not. Why? Because there is only one hope for America, there is only one Hope, period.
Why is there such a movement in the conservative Christian world for Ron Paul. It can only be because we hope to see this world turned over to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. But can that happen through politics or politicians, Christian or no? Can Ron Paul, through his pietism, recover the strong Christian heritage of our country? Can he bring down the ratings HBO gets on its raunchy shows? Can he stop teen pregnancies and abortions? AIDs? No, there is only One who can do that, just as there is only one way to the Father, Jesus Christ.
Our nation must repent of it rampant sin. It must acknowledge the present judgement of God. We must take personal responsibility for our sins. Fathers must turn their hearts to their Children. The church must repent of its bold-faced secularism. Politics must be reclaimed for Christ, but only as a result of a nation reclaimed for Christ. Ron Paul is not the hope of America. Until he realizes that he could be the worst candidate up for the presidential office right now.
