Isaiah 61:1-2 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokehearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,

This past week, I heard a very appropriate word for our time – Us vs. Them! When the Jewish people heard Jesus declare Isaiah 61:1,2, they were thrilled, yet angry because He left out one very important part – to proclaim a day of vengeance of our God! They really believed He would come as a warrior Savior and defeat the Gentile nation.

Today, the “Us vs. Them” theme runs throughout our country: Republicans vs Democrats, Black vs White, and men vs women. This “Us vs. Them” runs not only in our country but throughout the world.

However, Jesus we know, proclaims freedom for all men. The bible tells us that He wants all to be saved. His gospel is not about “Us vs. Them”, but “Us for them”! Yes, our job is to go out and proclaim the good news of salvation to all men.

As Christians our job is to love all and proclaim the good news of a salvation paid for by the Sovereign lord. Today, more than ever, we need to declare the “Us for Them” to all men, to all women, to all black, to all white and to all in the political arena.