Phillipians 3:12 ,
“Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I
press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by
Christ Jesus.”
James 3:2, “For we
all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a
perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.”
I
am writing this 4 days before the 2016 United States Presidential Election
featuring Donald Trump v. Hillary Clinton. And clearly this is the most divisive election certainly in my lifetime, but perhaps in the history of this
great nation. I too, like most of American’s have been torn in whom to vote
for. Hillary clearly has gotten away with criminal activity any other citizen
would serve serious time for, and Trump clearly has many personality traits
that could be dangerous, and a proclivity for immoral sexual behavior. So
with this confusion I prayed, and prayed, and prayed. I weighed not voting,
voting for a third party candidate, and voting for both Hillary and Trump.
My
anger was that the Media for the third election cycle in a row selected the
republican candidate most likely to be defeated. My candidate was Ted Cruz
because I perceive him to be the most genuine and righteous. I was angry with
the supposedly conservative party, the Republicans… and I wanted to send a
message to them to get their act together.
And
after weeks of praying. Weeks of complaining to the Father, I decided to listen
instead of speaking. And it was then the Holy Spirit stirred in me this… “You
are not focused on the true enemy.” I was looking at men, at organizations, at
political parties and elite people of immense power. None of which are the
problem. The problem… the enemy… is Satan. Peter teaches us in 1 Peter 5:8, “Be
of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like
a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”
And
so changing my focus, I ask the Father, “what about these men (and women)?” And
without hesitation the Holy Spirit replied, “They are all men, none are perfect
accept Christ.”
In
this revelation I know what I have to do. I have to vote for a human being, and
pray for God’s will to be done. I have to choose the lessor of 2 evils in that
they are all sinners, and I have to vote against Satan and his agenda. Jesus
taught us in John 8:44, “You are of your father the devil, and you want to do
the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not
stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie,
he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” Who is
the biggest liar? Who is forcing Satan’s agenda of acceptable sin? Who is
pushing for the one world order, which is Satan? Who is the criminal? Who is the murderer?
Christ
hung on the cross as a criminal, but was in fact blameless. Satan is a criminal
in fact and deed.
For
me the choice is clear. I don’t understand it, but I have peace about my vote.
I have peace that I have made the decision that Christ wants me to.
