The Election Results are In!

 Today is the day that many people in the United States have been eyeing for many months. Today is Election Day. Many people are anxious and stressed over this election to see which candidate holds the highest government office in the United States. Like many others, this is my first ever presidential election that I was able to participate in. 

My experience was probably not the most orthodoxic as I did not early vote or even vote in person but through an absentee ballot. My vote has been received since 5 October 2020, and I have felt the pressure of the results lifted from me as I did my civic duty. But voting for the election was not the only reason the stress was lifted from me. Why? Because no matter who becomes the next President of the United States, I know the King of the Universe. 

Sometimes, with all the people worried about the election, I wonder if people really trust God to put into place who He wants in place. Romans 13 tells us that "there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God." What Paul is writing about is the marks of a true Christian. He tells us to follow God, be kind, quiet, genuine, kind and submissive to the government as long as the government does not try to supersede God. What I see are people being extremely vocal about candidates and how they are the ones going to change America. I am sorry, but I did not know Jesus was running for office. You see, only Jesus can change this nation and world. He will use people like us to change it, yes, but we can do absolutely nothing aside from Christ. 

I hear people say that we are only voting between the lesser of two evils. You are 100% correct. Every man is fallen from God and is in need of salvation. Therefore, we are going to be choosing between the two (or more) evils. So what do we do as Christians in a political world? Here are a few things to keep in mind when voting anytime: 

• Do not just look at the party, look at the person. There are some that run on a platform and do the complete opposite in their personal and professional lives and some run on a platform that they mostly agree on except for one issue. 
• Read the Bible and research what we are called to do as believers. Let this guide you to who to vote for. Who is planning on doing these things you have researched? 
• Do not trust the government to do the things that you researched. Instead, do it yourself with your church. think the government needs to help the foster care system and widows (like I do)? Then set up a ministry within your church or join one that has something like that. 
• Research, Research, RESEARCH! Go to websites like Ballotpedia, your local election office website (for sample ballots), campaign websites, etc. 
• And if you are up to it, there was a debate at Bryan College where four Believers talked about their different political views and how their beliefs drove them to that viewpoint. The link is https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=405033184220136 
• As always, pray. Pray for God to show you who to vote for. Pray for peace. Pray for people to see God in this time by you and other believers. 

The best thing that we can all do right now and as the results roll in tonight is pray and be quiet. Let us not be puffed up in our flesh but let the Spirit guide us to what we do. Let us not fight over who we all voted for but instead rejoice that Jesus Christ is on the Throne. 

So, yes, the results are in: Jesus is King. Are you following His rule?