When I think about this crazy world, I think about my daddy.

We will gather after church today as a family to celebrate and remember my precious dad on his birthday—he passed away in January. We will pray and thank the Lord for this man who found church and then the hope of Jesus.

My dad grew up with many cards stacked against him —in poverty with an alcoholic father.

It wasn’t a government program that changed his life, and our family thereafter; no, it was the surrender of his life to Jesus.

It was there, as my dad trusted God enough to follow biblical principles, that the chains of generational sin were broken.

And so, while I definitely believe this election is a critical one for our nation, and I much prefer the platform and principles of one party over the other, I believe the hope we truly need comes from Christ alone.

Because when Jesus is your Lord and guides your life, you don’t need government to force you to do good things like care for your family, work hard, treat others with respect and kindness, and tell the truth.

You do so because Jesus is your Savior and you love and trust Him. And THAT changes everything.

My dad lived this way, and it changed the trajectory of our family; and I’m still hearing from others whose lives he impacted.

My question is, as many of us are nauseated by the evil we saw on display at the opening of the Olympics—will we share this true hope with others in this world?

Will we find our voices to stand up for truth, and I mean biblical truth—even the parts that are politically incorrect?

Will we, in kindness, call wrong things wrong and share the better way?

Will we stand confident on the side of Christ, even if we are ridiculed and persecuted, because we believe in the One True Hope who is Christ the Lord?

Oh friends, “we are not those who draw back and are destroyed, but those who have faith and are saved.” (Heb 10:39)

And we, who know the Lord as Savior, have been given a commission to tell others where they can find real hope too! (Matt 28:19-20).

May we find the courage to open our mouths and tell of the goodness of God.

For salvation is found in no one else (Acts 4:12) and that salvation changes lives both here and for eternity!

Happy Birthday Daddy! Thank you for choosing to walk the narrow road for your family is forever blessed because of it. What a gift God gave us when He gave us you!

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