Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. ~Col. 3:17 (NAS95)

What does this verse say to you?  What about as related to the elections?  Can you obey this verse and vote for any of the top candidates and have peace that you did it in the name of the Lord?  I am struggling over this as I am sure others are, too.

What should we do, write in a candidate or vote for someone that is still in but has no opportunity to win (Ron Paul) knowing that your vote will make it easier for someone you don't want to win?  Why is our vote about who can win and not who should win?

Romans 13:1-2 teaches that every "authority" (KJV "power") is ordained by God. That does not mean that he governs in the will of God, but that is is set there by Him.  He can take him out at His desire, so who are we to fret about who we vote for?  Isn't our responsibilty to vote our conscience (according to God's principles) not the lesser of the evils?

I have been very guilty of this, but I am struggling with the vote in November.  I pray that all of us will show our faith in God by voting for the right man, whether he is on the ballot or not.  I believe that what we say and do (word and deed) by signing the ballot is the same as saying outloud that you endorse a person to be president even if he stand for things that are anti-God.

It is a grave responsibility, but we are not individually responsible for the man that God sets in the seat of authority, but we are responsible for our individual actions (what we say, do, write, vote etc.) to God. If I cannot wholeheartedly vote for a person that I believe is God's man, like David, a man after God's own heart, should I cast my vote for someone else?  It's a dilemma.

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Posted by Anonymous

Liz,
As you know, I very much struggle with this. I can not in all good conscience vote for any that are going to be the candidates in either party. I am believing that I will need to vote a conscience vote and leave the rest up to the Lord. I think as God's people, we need to do what we believe will please God first.

Sometimes, I struggle with this in tithing. When money is particularly tight, my fleshly desire is to see if we can "afford" it first and then tithe on what I can. God says to give to him our first fruits and then he will take care of the rest. That is hard to do when the picture looks bleak. But this is what he asks us to do and trust him. I don't know why, but these two scenarios seem similar to me.

Cheryl

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Posted by bensrib

Hi Liz, I have no idea how to do what you're asking me to do. I'm quite techno-illiterate. I've looked in all my settings and the only thing I could find to do was change blog feeds from short to full. Does that help? Karen

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Posted by Bobbi

I appreciate your comment on my page, but it would help if you read all the story behind the post. The post was about a "Christian" homeschooling mom wanted to bote for Obama...so my point was it would be better to vote for McCain and keep the more conservative party in than to go totally opposite of that.
blessings-
Bobbi

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Posted by Anonymous

Thank you for this post. My dh and I were discussing this the other night, and I must admit that I was on the side of voting for the "lesser of two evils". Since the discussion however, I feel that the Lord may be convincing me that this isn't the right thing to do. I'm not placing my trust in the Lord if I'm casting my vote out of fear. Thank you for the reminder of where my priorities should be.

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