Voting 6

The Scripture clearly reveals the importance of government to God. First Timothy 2:1-2 says we are to pray for those in authority — first of all. Since He mentions this first, it must be very important to God. And apparently Jesus considered service in civil government as a means of reward, for in the parable of the talents the faithful servants were rewarded by being made rulers over cities (Luke 19).

It’s also interesting to note that in Hebrews 11, the faith “hall of fame,” the great heroes mentioned from verses 22-34 were involved in civil government.

As Christians we need to reevaluate our involvement in civil government. God desires for His people to be influential in all arenas, especially government. We are to be the salt and light of the earth. And when we don’t get involved and we don’t vote for godly candidates, we are making it easy for sin to run rampant in our nations. When the godly depart from any arena, their godly values depart with them. It’s only when the righteous rule that the people rejoice. 

It’s our responsibility to get involved to preserve and restore our heritage. So let’s pray for our leaders, see what the Lord would have each of us do, and vote for godly candidates. (Kandi’s injection: In our world today there are limited godly leaders, but we must still vote and vote for the ones who are most God Honoring while continuing to pray for godly people to step up to the plate and run for office. That person could be you. Ask yourself, “If not you, who?”)

The government God has blessed us with is a great gift. When we stand before God one day and He asks what we did with it, what will be our answer?

Content sourced from Dave Barton, founder of WallBuilders, a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grassroots society to rebuild America’s constitutional, moral and religious foundations - as seen in Kenneth Copeland Ministries “Believer’s Voice of VICTORY” magazine