A Righteous Revolution
by Happy Caldwell
We are in a righteous revolution.
Switch on the television or read the headlines and you’ll see: There’s a revolution going on in our country, and the righteous have a key part to play in it.
When the Bible talks about the righteous, it’s talking about us.
In Proverbs 28:1, the Bible says, “The righteous are bold as a lion.” And in Proverbs 29:2, it says, “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice.”
The Bible also says, “Righteousness exalteth a nation” (Proverbs 14:34).
Our country is stirred up. Our media is stirred up. Why? Because we’re in the middle of a time when the biblical values we hold dear are being tested and tried. But it’s also a time when things are turning around. Things are realigning with God’s standards, and it’s our responsibility to keep this righteous revolution alive.
Our Responsibility
Psalm 11:3 says, “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” The word foundations refers to the moral and political standards of a nation.
Notice David didn’t write, “What can the sinners do?” He didn’t write, “What can the government do?” He wrote, “What can the righteous do?”
The moral and political standards of our nation are our responsibility as believers, and we cannot afford to lose the momentum that God has given us to hold fast to biblical values and stop any godless agendas.
When you look at Scripture, you can see that this is nothing new. God always holds the righteous responsible for the well-being of a nation. When God judged Sodom and Gomorrah, He looked to the righteous.
"And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know” (Genesis 18:17-21).
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