I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Ezekiel 13-15.

I was struck by Ezekiel’s condemnation of false prophets whom he identifies as those who have done nothing to repair the breaks in the walls around the nation of Judah.  They failed to help the nation stand firm.  We know from elsewhere in Ezekiel’s writings (and those of other prophets) that he meant that they had done nothing to fight the idolatry and bring the people back to God.  I find this terribly relevant today.  While I do not consider myself a prophet, I felt called out by it.  In the United States, too many people think that the solution to what is wrong with the country and with society is to elect the correct people into government: if only the right people held office our government would fix things.

That idea has it exactly backwards.  If we turn to God, He will fix things, and then, and only then, the right people will hold office.  I have been guilty of arguing politics rather than calling people to God.   I had this realization on the issue of abortion some time back.  As a Christian, I do not care if abortion is legal or illegal, I just pray that no one kills their unborn child.  Instead of seeking to change the law on abortion, or many other issues where the law allows evil, we should attempt to change hearts so that people do not do those evil things.
As I was writing this I came across this article which provides a starting point for repairing the walls around our nation.