There is no mistake that we are living in the End Times spoken of in the Bible.  Many people in the world are growing fearful, including many Christians.  They say, “Gas prices are rising, there is a housing crisis and people are losing their homes, food prices are supposed to skyrocket, there’s talk of famine coming, and this Presidential election is freaking me out!”  Then they wring their hands and say, “What are we going to do?  What are we going to do?”

 

I’ll tell you what I’m going to do.  I’m not going to participate in the turmoil, I’m not going to live in lack, and I’m not going to live in fear!  

 

I want to address specifically the upcoming election.  First of all, God expects you to vote!  It is your God-given responsibility and it is your responsibility as a citizen of the United States.  And don’t ever let these words escape through your lips: “My one vote doesn’t really count.”  Don’t you dare buy into that!  It does count, and you MAKE it count by using it!

 

The secular media tries desperately hard to paint a picture that Christians are in the minority in this country.  That is a lie devised to discourage you and depress you.  One Gallup poll showed that 84% of people surveyed firmly believe in Jesus Christ, while a separate poll indicated 94% believe in God.  How can those percentages represent a minority?

 

The power of a single vote was shown in an article written by David Barton in the June 2008 “Believer’s Voice of Victory Magazine”.  He said:

 

Proof that it is up to us came in the 1986 Senate races, when five candidates in separate states who stood for returning godly principles to public affairs were defeated by a collective total of 57,000 votes—less than 12,000 votes per state.  In those five states, over 5 million Christians did not vote!  If only one of every 100 nonvoting Christians (1 percent) had voted for the candidate supporting godly principles, all five would have been elected, thus creating a 10-vote swing in the Senate.

 

I hope this encourages you and challenges you to vote.  Your vote is a seed given to you by God.  Sow that vote with faith, expecting to reap a harvest of righteousness.  And make sure you sow that vote only after you have diligently prayed and have done your homework.  Find out where the candidates stand on political, economic and moral issues.  We have voting guides available to help you with these issues.  A reputable Christian organization has put together surveys for the Arizona candidates to find out where they stand on vital issues.  This information can be very hard to find, but the work has been done for you. 

 

As Christians, we vote for righteousness and godliness.  Sometimes we don’t have a very godly selection, but there are always those who will be “more godly” than others.  Don’t get caught up in the hype and emotion.  Don’t let smooth words sway you.  Don’t let culture sway you.  Listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit on the inside of you.  Pay attention to the important issues and weigh them against what the Word of God says.  For example, God calls abortion murder.  He calls homosexuality an abomination and says that those who engage in such practices will not enter the kingdom of heaven.  Consider the foundations of our great nation.  We broke away from Britain partly because of “double taxation without representation”.  Our Founding Fathers had tremendous wisdom in limiting the amount of power of the government.  Take all of these things into account when you are choosing a candidate. 

 

Sow your vote, and just as important, PRAY for this election.  It is vital to this nation under God!