By: Dale Weckbacher
Romans 12:19
Beloved, do not
avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written,
"Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord.
NKJV
Rather than seeking revenge against those that wrong us, God
wants us to be forgiving and make room for wrath. Wrath or vengeance is the Lords job. In fact, when we seek revenge for someone
that has wronged us we are in essence giving that person control over us. To truly live in freedom, we must learn to
forgive and not be obsessed with seeking vengeance.
The first day of work in the new Congress was a day full of
Republican revolt and the possibility of revenge against those participating in
the revolt. With the many problems
facing the new Congress, this is not what people voted for in the 2014 election
for we expect our representatives to serve us the voters and not be distracted
by petty differences distracting them from the work they were elected to
perform.
The revolt revolves around the many members of the House
that they are unhappy with the failures of John Boehner as Speaker of the
House. Among those failures are,
In each of these instances, Speaker Boehner caved into
President Obama, which is precisely why the voters in 2014 gave the Republicans
majorities in both houses of Congress.
Looking at this record it is no wonder that voters and many members of
Congress fear Speaker Boehner will forget the desires of voters and cave in
once again to demands from donors, the main stream media, and President Obama
out of fear of being called racist for taking a stand against the President’s
failed and unconstitutional policies.
The potential revenge revolves around potential retribution
by speaker Boehner against the 24 representatives who voted against him. In fact, the first part of Boehner’s revenge
came when Boehner moved swiftly to boot two members off the rules
committee. (2)
Many fear this could just be a precursor
to more retribution.
Politics is a full contact sport and as such, those in
politics need to understand that people will disagree with their policies and
actions. They also must understand that
when they are in a position of leadership, those they lead were elected to
office to fulfill the desires of the voters in their districts. It is these voters, not the Speaker of the House
that is the boss of these representatives.
When the Speaker does not agree with their agendas, he must be thick skinned
and understand there may be push back.
It would be wise for Speaker Boehner to follow the teaching
of Romans 12:19 and not enact revenge but instead leave that up to God. Of course this would involve forgiveness and
the possibility that God may reveal that his policies are wrong.
I therefore urge Speaker Boehner to bury the hatchet and
forgive those that did not vote for him and allow them to perform the duties
the voters elected them to do. If what
they were elected to do is not the will of God, then he must leave room for God
to see to it their policies fail. However,
Speaker Boehner must face the possibility that the policies of those choosing
not to vote for him as speaker are what God wants for the country and as such
be willing to give them consideration by the full Congress.
Speaker Boehner, stop your obsession with enacting revenge
against those disagreeing with you and instead work with your expanded majority
in the House to begin reversing the damage done to the nation over the last six
years of the Obama Administration. This
includes,
1)
Defunding Obama’s unconstitutional executive
amnesty
2)
Reversing Obamacare
3)
Balancing the budget and ending out of control
spending
4)
Passing real economic stimulus through tax cuts
and ending needless and harassing regulations that stifle job creation and
economic growth.
5)
Rebuilding the military that President Obama has
decimated so the United States will once again have security and once again be
a power for good in the dangerous world we now live in.
Speaker Boehner, you now have an expanded majority. Instead of fighting them, work with them and
go down in history as the Speaker that saved the country from ruin. This is the message the voters gave in the
2014 election and what they expect.
Don’t disappoint them.
1. Jones, Sarah. Cut and Run: A LIST of John
Boehner’s Epic and Pathetic House Republican Failures. www.politicususa.comn.
[Online] Politicususa, August 1, 2014. [Cited: January 6, 2015.]
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/08/01/sides-agree-john-boehner-fail-watch-epic.html.
2. Bresnahan, Jake
Sherman and John. www.politico.com. www.politico.com. [Online]
Politico, January 6, 2015. [Cited: January 6, 2015.]
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/boehner-allies-out-for-revenge-114007.html.
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