Good morning,
Tuesday, 8 November, is Election Day. We will be exploring our five responsibilities as Christian citizens. They are to pray, register to vote, become informed, get involved, and vote.
1. Pray…unceasingly.
“If my people will humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear them from heaven and forgive their sins and heal their land (2 Chron 7:14).
Pray for God’s wisdom and discernment. Pray that God will change the hearts of, or remove from positions of public leadership, those officials who are godless, worldly, and disobedient to Him. As King Solomon said, “A wicked ruler will have wicked aides on his staff.” (Proverbs 29:12).
Pray that men and women of God will be elected to public office at all levels of leadership—local, state, and national—so that righteous rulership is restored. Then our land will be healed and our country will experience the abundant blessings of God. “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” (Psalm 33:12).
Pray “for kings and all others who are in authority over us, or are in places of high responsibility, so that we can live in peace and quietness” (1 Timothy 2:2). Pray that leaders will be filled with godly wisdom and stand firm for what is right and true.
2. Register to Vote
Be registered as a qualified voter so you can practice your citizenship with accountability to God.
Voting is a matter of stewardship under God, yet millions of God’s people throughout America are not even registered to vote. How can we as Christian Citizens expect God to restore righteous leadership through us, unless we take the few minutes necessary to register to vote? Only a registered voter will be in a position to help elect Godly officials.
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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