Without wise leadership, a nation falls; there is safety in having many advisers. (Proverbs 11:14 nlt)
I've been reading the Biblical book of Proverbs this evening. Once again I'm reminded of its value both in its words of wisdom and its advice via short pithy statements.
Proverbs refers to itself as the 'sayings of the wise'. The verse above probably brings all sorts of thoughts to your mind. We live at a time when the wisdom of politicians is often doubted, their names and polices espoused often despised. Because many of us have well established political allegiances we may have difficulty seeing both the good in our opponents or the bad in those we are aligned with.
The verse above reminds us of the importance a group people working together for good. While our political system is established to, hopefully, give good representation, we seem to, more often than not, attract coalitons that actually take away from the purpose of fair representation.
The Bible instructs us to pray for those who are in authority over us, whether it be the king who wields the sword or those in lower places that plan for the well being of our communities.
Wouldn't it be wise to take the time and opportunities afforded us to respectfully engage our local, provincial, and federal representatives? Perhaps our small voice would help usher in the 'safety in many advisers' principle the Bible so eloquently promotes, even if it might be as small as a water meter.
Just a thought. Pastor Paul
