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 As God’s People, We Are Called to Vote

As God’s people, we are members of the kingdom of the left and the kingdom of the right. We are members of the world and the country that we live in but we also belong to God and we are members of His kingdom. As His people, we are called to make a difference for the sake of the world and for the sake Christ and the Gospel. No matter who is running to be elected, as God’s people, we believe that they are sinners just like each one of us. They stand in need of God’s forgiveness and in need of a relationship with Him. As God’s people, we are called to be in prayer for our world, our country and for God’s kingdom. We believe that God has called us to be a blessing in our world. As your pastor, I cannot tell you who to vote for. What I can tell you is that before you are an American, a Republican or a Democrat, you are a child of God. You are called to be in prayer, and you are called to obey God when it conflicts with the ways of a party, a country, or the world. As a child of God, which person would seek to follow how God would have us love Him and love our neighbor as ourselves. Which person would seek to value life, which person would seek to uphold how God would have us live as country and as a people as we await the day of Christ’s return. Our God is not a distant God, but one who desires to live in relationship with us.

The following is an article that I came across, I pray that it too can be a blessing on your prayerful reflection for the election. The article is titled, “10 Bible Verses to Remember on Election Day (and after Election Day.” It was written by Dusting Anderson in 2016.

Amidst the noise of a long and difficult election season, let God’s Word speak to you and encourage you. Don’t scan through it but read through it and remember that these are God’s words. His Word is louder than any other word in this world.

1.         Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. (Daniel 2:20-21)

2.          The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules overall. (Psalm 103:19)

3.          God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne. (Psalm 47:8)

4.          The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. (Hebrews 1:3)

5.          The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. (Colossians 1:15-20)

6.  Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. (Romans 

13:1)

7.          / urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for

all people - for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all

godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be

saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between

God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. (1

Timothy 2:1-6)

8.          Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to

do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone. (Titus 3:1-2)

9.           Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20)

10.        All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the

nations. (Psalm 22:27-28)

From these verses, we can gather that God is in control. God rules over the nations. God appoints rulers. Jesus is on the throne, reigning overall. No matter what happens, Jesus calls us to be obedient, peaceable, gentle, prayerful, and to make disciples of all nations. We must remember that Jesus is always with us, and that in the end, all the nations will bow to the One who rules over them - Jesus Christ, Lord ++++

May God bless you and may God bless America!

In Christ,

Pastor Jeff GeskeJustified 

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