Well, we're here again folks, the fate of the universe lies in the balance between the two parties and their elected candidates. It's Election time in America. Of course, I'm being a bit over the top in my description of what's on the line this year but in all actuality, it seems that the masses of folks approach election night with this apocalyptic/doomsday type of feel, and as a God-fearing man and more specifically a disciple of Christ it's honestly starting to get on my nerves.
If you talk to a democrat supporter, they will likely give you all the reasons Kamala Harris will basically save the country from total destruction and chaos, and the same is true for our republican friends, they will sing the praises of Mr. Trump and how he is the last hope we have right now if we want to see Christian values and true American values return to the land. Before you think I'm sitting on my high horse and judging all the frantic peasants for their fear and panic, I empathize and relate with voters scrambling at the poles to cast their vote in to aid in the salvation of their country. I had the same energy and focus in 2012 When Barack Obama went up against Mitt Romney for the presidency. I was told that so much was on the line, how my vote would basically affect what direction the country went in for good or for bad. I was eighteen years of age then and let's just say I was a little naive and blind as to what the role of politics actually was.
Before you get up in arms, I believe the government as an institution was and is set up by God, (see Romans 13:1-6) Government officials are meant to restrain evil in the world by punishing evil doers and they also are in place to uphold values that contribute to the common good of man. So, the political climate in a country is important because if you have evil rulers who can be bribed for example, they will fail to punish evil doers allowing them to run free in the community and devastate civilians. Or you might have a government who oppresses and persecutes their citizens unjustly, creating laws that bring about death and destruction. I can go on, but you get my point, the political arena is one to take notice of, but ultimately as a believer, our focus, strength and attention should be invested into the same place Jesus had his invested, in seeing the kingdom of God come! Christ taught us to pray that " your kingdom come; you will be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10) I believe that this prayer is so familiar to us that we just speed through it without really considering what Jesus is asking us to pray.
He says our cry for help number one should be directed to the Father.......not a political party or a government in general. He also straight up tells us what to pray for, when it comes to the bottom line, our prayer isn't for our fallen world to just get a day at the spa, our petition isn't for our world cursed with death and decay to just get a beauty treatment in the form of new policies and promises that often and for so long have kept us wanting. Our prayer to the heavenly father should be for his KINGDOM to come and HIS WILL to be done on earth as it already is in HEAVEN!!! in other words we are praying for an invasion to take place, an invasion where righteousness and the KING of it comes and is established.
Now of course that doesn't mean pray and then fold our arms and go stare at the sky waiting for God to gain victory in the earth, our faith is seen in our works y'all! The lord has chosen to work through his people (his church) to accomplish his purposes in these end times. If he asked us to pray for his kingdom to come, why are we looking to the president and his polices to bring that kingdom? Again, the governments of this world have a role to play in society, but make no mistake about it, our GOD is Sovreign over the affairs of men and he's not in a frenzy over which candidate we decide to vote in on election day. Our God has an agenda, Our God has a will, our father has a purpose, and he will see to it that his desires come to pass. In this I have courage and hope no matter what stands behind tomorrows curtain! as the old saying goes " I don't know what tomorrow holds, but I know who holds tomorrow!) I say participate in your civil duties on election day, local and civil, we should do our due diligence and work to see leaders in positions of authority who are righteous and upstanding individuals. I'm simply saying after you take part in your duties as a citizen of America or whatever country you reside in, do your duty to the king of kings, PREACH THE GOSPEL and make disciples of ALL NATIONS!!(Matthew 28:19)
When we take the great commission seriously and go to the ends of the earth with the gospel, hearts are transformed( including government leaders) and when more hearts are changed and submitted to Christ around the world, the kingdom of Christ will be realized in a very real way, there's so much more to say but I'll leave it here for now.......be blessed and remember our King the Lord Jesus Christ was selected before the foundations of the world to be our king and redeemer he can't be unselected, he can't be impeached.......so be encouraged and know he has everything under control
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