Please Get Out and Vote

On Tuesday, We the People, will finish the process of electing the next President and Vice President.  The election will determine which political party will have a majority in the US Senate and House of Representatives.  The composition of the Supreme Court, and the future appointment of its justices will also be at stake.  Therefore, all three branches of the federal government will be affected.  We must not forget that the election will also determine who will be governing at the state and local levels as well. 

Whenever we have a presidential election, the politicians, and the talking heads on the broadcast news, tell us that this is the most important election in our history, and that the survival of the country is at stake.  Given the widening differences in the intended direction of the nation offered by the candidates, it is true that this is an important election.  Whether the survival of the country is at stake remains to be seen.  The United States of America is a strong, vital, and resilient society, and we are bigger than any flight of political imagination. 

Nevertheless, it is incumbent upon all citizens who are eligible to vote to exercise that right now.  It is not only our right, but it is our privilege and our duty to vote.  Many have already voted in places that allow early voting.  For those who have not, please pray for guidance and then get out and vote. 

A lot of people have made up their minds about which candidate they intend to vote for.  Many remain undecided.  Some will not make up their minds until they step into the voting booth.  Many people will stay home, and not vote at all.  They may believe that none of the candidates deserve their vote. 

Please allow me to remind that there are no perfect people, so there are no perfect candidates.  To cynically expect the worst from any candidate ignores the historically demonstrated tendency for those who are elected to “grow into the job.”  It verges on intellectual snobbery and hypocrisy to pass judgement on the candidates in this manner.  Please – even if you must hold your nose – get out and vote for the candidates whose stated positions and goals for our people mesh the best with your own.  Remember, we never will find anyone that we agree with all of the time. 

According to the polls, this election will be close.  It may come down to a few thousand deciding votes in many states.  Every vote counts, even if it is not counted properly.  Which leads us to a major point:  please pray that all winning candidates will win by a large enough margin so that the election cannot be contested.  One thing America does not need is another contested election, which is all the more reason why every eligible citizen must vote. 

There is a God.  The president is not God.  The senators and representatives are not God.  The court justices are not God.  The government cannot usurp God’s place in the life of the believer.  God has a plan for the ages that He is carrying out in accordance with His will.  No person or government is so powerful that they can thwart God’s purposes.  Please pray with me that God’s will be done – on earth as it is in heaven.  Thank you, and God bless you.