Thank God For The Freedom We Have In Jesus Christ! Series

29. And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.

*What an amazing thing for any person to say: "I always do the things that please My Heavenly Father." The only person who could ever say that is Jesus Christ. What a man! What a leader!

*Many people in our country are greatly concerned about the leadership we have in Washington today, and I am certainly one of those people. In fact, I am more concerned about our country right now than in any time in my life.

*But even a quick look back at our history reveals scandals galore:

-In 1777, Silas Deane was accused of mismanagement and treason while ambassador to France. That same year a group called the Conway Cabal conspired to remove George Washington as commander of the Continental Army.

-In 1804, Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Burr was later tried for conspiracy and treason.

-In 1831, a sex scandal called the Petticoat Affair resulted in the resignation of much of Andrew Jackson's cabinet.

-Grant's administration was filled with scandal. The first major scandal in 1869 involved two men trying to corner the market on gold. Another scandal during Grant's presidency was the Whiskey Ring. In 1875, many government employees were discovered pocketing whiskey taxes.

-Warren Harding's presidency was struck by many scandals, including The Teapot Dome. In 1922 Harding's Secretary of the Interior was convicted of taking kick-backs for oil rights in Wyoming.

*Add to that Watergate, the Monica Lewinsky affair, plus one of our former governors having to go to prison, plus many more. With all of this, I am just skimming the surface. (2)

*The truth is that God surely brought together a group of extraordinary men to help give birth to the United States, men like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.

*The truth is that down through the years we have always had some good leaders and some very bad leaders. The truth is that there are many thousands of good, godly men and women serving our country today -- especially in our military.

*But the United States never has had, and never will have a perfect leader. There is only one: Jesus Christ! And if you are a Christian, Jesus is your perfect leader.

*Jesus is the only man who could ever say, "I always do those things that please My Heavenly Father." Think about that: never sinning even once in thought or word or deed. No one could ever convict Jesus of sin.

[1] JAMES MERRITT POINTED OUT: "HIS BEST FRIENDS COULD NOT CONVICT JESUS OF SIN.

-The Apostle John said this about the Lord Jesus, 'You know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.' (1 John 3:5)

-And critical, negative Peter said that Jesus was 'a Lamb without blemish, and without spot, who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth.' (1 Peter 1:19; 2:22)

[2] JESUS' BEST FRIENDS COULD NOT CONVICT HIM OF SIN, AND HIS BITTER FOES COULD NOT CONVICT HIM OF SIN.