OF COURSE IT MATTERS

Some ministers of the Gospel think it doesn’t matter who gets into government in this next election because God is in control.

Yes, God is in control, but I believe it does matter. God wants His people to be involved in the matters of life and government. Why would the Bible exhort us to pray for all those who are in authority that we “may lead a quiet and peaceable life” if it doesn’t matter? We wouldn’t need to bother.

Of course it matters because God wants us to live peaceful lives. Let’s read the Scripture, shall we? “I exhort therefore, that, FIRST OF ALL, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for ALL THAT ARE IN AUTHORITY; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:1-4).

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If the left comes to power in this next election we will not live “peaceable lives.” This nation will immediately move into extreme socialism and then communism. Christian persecution will arise instantly. Even now they want to stop churches, stop people singing in church, and arrest people singing hymns in public when our constitution (the highest authority in the land) gives us this freedom. Imagine what it will be like when they have full power to execute their leftist agenda. The preaching of the gospel will be curbed. But God wants us to pray for a government that will bring peace and freedom for “all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.”

Of course it matters! What about the precious babies being murdered in the womb? This nation already stands guilty for the murder of 63 million babies. What will it be like when there is no curb on their agenda to eliminate life and kill babies right up to birth, and even after birth if they have been designated for abortion? It is horrific to think about. As God’s set-apart people we have a responsibility to work, to pray, and to vote against this horrendous evil. And all the other anti-God, anti-family, anti-marriage agendas of the left.

We see a counterpart in the Old Testament. God told the Israelites to pray for the cities where they lived, even while in captivity! Why? For the same reason — that they may have peace. Jeremiah 29:7 says: “Seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof ye shall have peace.” The word peace is “shalom” and the root word of shalom is “shalam” which means “to be safe.” Isn’t that what we want? This is what God wants for us too.

The NLT and NET translations say: “Work for the peace and prosperity of the city.” We don’t wait to see what happens. We must work for the peace. We must get involved. We must “pray to the LORD for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.”

Did you get that? Your welfare and the welfare of your children and children’s children is bound up in the welfare of what happens in the nation! Therefore, as parents, we must work and pray for the right government (that one whose agenda the closest to God’s ways) to come into power.

This is why I am so concerned. This is why we cry out to God daily. I am not only thinking of now. I am not only thinking of the kind of country I want to live in. I am burdened for my children’s children and their children.

Do you think about the future generations? We have a responsibility to do all we can for them to live peaceable lives. I don’t want my future generations living in a situation that Venezuelans now live in. Or China where there is another wave of intense persecution of Christians.

Of course it matters. Why would God tell us He would “heal our land” if we “humble ourselves, and pray, and seek His face, and turn from our wicked ways” (2 Chronicles 7:14)? He wants our land to be healed but we must do our part.

Why would God promise us that He will not send His judgment if we turn from our wicked ways? Jeremiah 18;8 (NLT) says: “If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed, but then that nation RENOUNCES ITS EVIL WAYS, I will not destroy it as I had planned.”

We have it our hands to turn God’s hand back from judgment if we do what He requires of us. Judgment, heartache, and persecution will come to the people of God if this extreme socialist government is voted in. But God has promised He will turn from His judgment if we repent, pray, and turn from wickedness.

When we turn back to God, He puts the power within our hands to turn His hand of judgment. What a powerful thing. We can determine the kind of country we want. And it does matter who we vote for.

Blessings to you today,

Nancy Campbell