I really love this from "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers. It is both amazing and encouraging that messages received from Holy Spirit so very many years ago can directly address things taking place in our world right now! As one of my friends says often: Only HE could do this!
A conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men. — Acts 24:16
God’s commands are given to the life of His Son in us, consequently to the human nature in which His Son has been formed, His commands are difficult, but immediately we obey they become divinely easy.
Conscience is that faculty in me which attaches itself to the highest that I know, and tells me what the highest I know demands that I do. It is the eye of the soul which looks out either towards God or towards what it regards as the highest, and therefore conscience records differently in different people. If I am in the habit of steadily facing myself with God, my conscience will always introduce God’s perfect law and indicate what I should do. The point is, will I obey? I have to make an effort to keep my conscience so sensitive that I walk without offence. I should be living in such perfect sympathy with God’s Son, that in every circumstance the spirit of my mind is renewed, and I “make out” (moffatt ) at once “what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” God always educates us down to the scruple. Is my ear so keen to hear the tiniest whisper of the Spirit that I know what I should do? “Grieve not the Holy Spirit.” He does not come with a voice like thunder; His voice is so gentle that it is easy to ignore it. The one thing that keeps the conscience sensitive to Him is the continual habit of being open to God on the inside. When there is any debate, quit. “Why shouldn’t I do this?” You are on the wrong track. There is no debate possible when conscience speaks. At your peril, you allow one thing to obscure your inner communion with God. Drop it, whatever it is, and see that you keep your inner vision clear.
This is exactly what I have been experiencing concerning the upcoming elections in the United States. I, along with almost every born again believer that I know, have been praying for many years for a born again believer, who is a true Constitutional Conservative, to run for office. God gave us such a candidate in this election and many people, including many born again believers, chose a candidate who is not only NOT a born again believer, but one who has proven himself historically to be completely opposite on every issue from what a Constitutional Conservative would think, say and do. There has never been a question for me on who I would cast my vote for! There was no "debate" (see above) about it! I WILL follow the leading of Holy Spirit now and vote in November for that same candidate, even if I have to write his name in. Why? Because when I believe that God has spoken His will to me, THERE IS NO ROOM FOR DEBATE! I will obey my spirit (conscience) and trust the One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible to work things out! The very least that I am confident in is that He will continue to provide protection, provision and safety to me and mine when I obey HIM, no matter WHAT else is happening on the earth! I invite those of you who are United States citizens to truly seek the will of God concerning YOUR vote, and then DO so! AMEN! Here is Hillsong United with "Say The Word":Shalom in Him!
