Why are Christians getting involved in this political battle over voting? 1 Because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, 3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. Right now we have two very different narratives going on, one is the “victim mentality” and the other is the “victor mentality”. One we have good news for the poor, we are going to fight to bring back your jobs that were given out overseas. In the other message they are pushing this idea of reparations. How exactly would you determine who gets reparations and who doesn’t? If a person were a direct descendant of slaves and yet now is a multi millionaire does this person get reparations? Suppose Oprah Winfrey is a direct descendant of slaves, does she get reparations? What about the very many poor who cannot provide their family tree? Also who pays? Do you look for people who are direct descendants of plantation owners? It just seems that the potential for outrage and injustice would become exponentially greater. On the other hand the narrative is that you are the army of the Lord, stand up for freedom, stand up to turn on the light, stand up to proclaim the day of vengeance of our God. The message is to take your crown! Rejoice, fill your mouth with praise! They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor. 4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations. 5 Strangers will shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards. 6 And you will be called priests of the Lord, you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast. There is a sorting going on right now. There are many who had what appeared to be a bright and shining legacy that is now tarnished by unrighteousness. We are discovering that those who were in positions of leadership to build our cities actually sold them out, that they were the cause for the cities to be ruined. Billionaires are being exposed. There is a massive exodus from Youtube and Facebook to Rumble and Parlor. The main stream media is seeing their credibility totally shot while little upstart news operations are springing up and finding rich soil.