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George Washington was one of the 10 top wealthiest people in the
Thirteen Colonies. But ominous intimations of the coming Civil War
were in his lavish life-style, as depicted by David McCullough in his
recent NEWSWEEK article--he enjoyed his luxurious life at Mt. Vernon
thanks to a retinue of slaves.
A later president was forced by conscience to confess that the
national sin of slavery must be visited by divine national judgment
(cf. Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address). The horror of the Civil War
could not be averted. Washington and Lincoln are the two most highly
respected presidents in our national history; but the “father” of our
nation lived when the sin of slavery was not on the public conscience.
But it was still sin.
The Holy Spirit brings to “the world” the conviction of sin (John
16:8). It was therefore He who convicted this nation of the sin of
slavery--an expensive “conviction” in terms of suffering and lives
lost, 1861-65. Now, is He convicting the world of sin today?
Compared to how most people in the world have to live, we live a
lavish life-style. It’s not sin to enjoy this; the sin comes if we
fail to confess that none of this wealth is ours. It’s only in trust
to use it for the good of others. We are living in the world’s final
Day of Atonement, the time when at last the human race must account
for the rejection and murder of the Son of God. Lincoln saw divine
judgment in the Civil War; but there is also divine conviction of
righteousness (John 16:8-10). Today is our day for “atonement,”
reconciliation with God, oneness of heart with Christ.
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