Election Day Decision

And the LORD told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king (1 Samuel 8:7).

Today Americans will elect the men and women they want to lead their nation.

But when they cast their, will the American people remember that there remains One who still desires to be their Leader, their Lord, their Sovereign? Or will they forget, as the nation of Israel forgot so many years ago, that only God can rule with righteousness and justice?

If Americans are not satisfied first with the leading of God to rule and reign in their hearts as Sovereign Lord, then no amount of partisan politics will compensate for what they perceived as an inadequacy.

Though the world does not share this opinion, submission to God must always come before submission to our elected leaders. Submission shows allegiance. Today’s elected officials are often viewed as disposable; therefore allegiance among voters is rare. If the people do not like what a politician says, or the work he has performed, someone else can always be elected.

Thankfully, God is not running for political office. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. He was, and is, and evermore shall be! His love for you and me, is not contingent upon and our vote, and never once has He made a promise that has not been kept.

This election year the American people will choose a new President to lead their nation. However, the question that must first be decided is, who will you choose to lead your life? If Americans are not content with Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, then in no way will they be content with John McCain or Barack Obama as their President.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16).