Regeneration versus Reformation

The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. (Prov 21:1)

Today’s believers are getting more and more involved with their country’s political scenario. While it is important that justice and right judgment or ruling be done (Psa 21:3), we have to engage with a crystal clear approach from the God’s perspective of sovereignty and not from the grounds of defeat. We ought to prioritize praying being the foremost action in relation to our faith in the Lord, not action roused up with a soulish (humanistic heart, mind and emotions) sense of doing what we perceive as right. Isn’t it strange that people would pour in much time, sweat and tears into the doing or fighting for justice but struggle to tarry for an hour with the Lord. We may be able to write long letters of protest to drum up support but beggars in articulating prayers although knowing that ‘my help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth’ (Psa 121:2)?

Are we more interested in reformation than regeneration? The former invokes changing or altering current deficiencies for the better while the latter speaks of rebirth (John 3:3) with eternal significance. Reformed governments with un-generated men ruling will eventually degrade to the first state. Regenerated kings and rulers will establish a nation (Prov 29:4).

Above all, the sovereign Lord seeks to return and establish His kingdom (2 Tim 4:1) to the Israel of God (Acts 1:6, Gal 6:16).