In the experience of the Babylonian Captivity in the Old Testament, God chose, with no hesitation that I can detect, to reduce an entire nation and a house dedicated to Him to rubble in order to purify His people.

I'm a New Testament believer, not an Old Testament Israelite, and I'm not claiming that this set of historical events tells us anything about me or about us, but certainly it tells us this much about God: That His priorities are ordered in a fashion that undergirds that choice.

I didn't vote for President-Elect Biden—couldn't do so if given the opportunity in a hundred million elections—but I'm not convinced that this is the downfall of American civilization that way that some of my politically minded pastor-friends seem to think today.

We survived Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump, after all.

But, just for the sake of argument, let's assume for a moment that they're right. Let's assume that the Biden/Harris administration represents the wrong outcome in "THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION OF OUR LIFETIME!!!" Let's assume that this is the long-forewarned precipice.

If God would use it, in His wisdom that is higher than our own, to purify His church and advance the work of the Kingdom, what would we think of that? How would we react? If God has already demonstrated that He would readily and quickly make that trade, what about us?

For my part, I've seen some things on this Internet platform and occasionally in my own heart that are impure and wicked. President Trump's tone and demeanor have trickled into our churches, and it's unbecoming when we act more like the President than we do the Lord.

I think I could do a decent job making the case that the election of Biden-Harris is bad for the nation. I think I could also do a decent job making the case that the end of this particular brand of Republicanism could be good for the churches.

I know it's an emotional season, but could you set aside your anger and frustration for a moment and consider whether this is at all possible? And if it happens to be the case, what does that tell us about God's priorities?

And if even daring to consider that possibility makes us angry, what does that tell us about OUR priorities?