Where The Wind Blows (1 John 4:4-5)

There are many politicians who base their decisions on public polling. Look where the wind blows and that is where their opinion will land. In general, this is a good strategy. After all, what better way to do the bidding of their constituents than to follow their desires? A conflict arises when a politician’s personal values or affiliated political party’s values conflict with their constituents. Unless the politician is adept at explaining the reasons for his decisions that are contrary to their constituents, it is likely that they will be voted out of office in the next election. The list of political casualties is endless and as the 2024 election season approaches, we are, once again, witnessing shifting political viewpoints. Previously conservative and liberal politicians now lean toward the moderate center to capture most of the voting public’s viewpoints and values. 

The same shift is happening within the Church. In an effort to reach the masses, some churches are compromising their principles. There is increasing acceptance of gender-fluid partnerships and marriages. There is downplaying of the absolute authority of the Bible as God’s Word. There is a question of whether Jesus Christ is the only path to salvation and eternal life. This is what the world wants the Church to accept. Oswald Chambers wrote, “Today the world has taken so many things out of the church, and the church has taken so many things out of the world, that it is difficult to know where you are”

You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them. 

1 John 4:4-5 (NASB)

All Christian believers need to remember who they follow. We do not follow the world’s values that shift as often as the direction of the wind, we follow God. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. 

Fellow believers in Jesus Christ, stay the course and follow the Rock of our Salvation. 

Love and trust in the Lord; seek His will in your life.