“Then if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14 NLT)
*Please Note: “Though this article is specifically directed to Americans in the United States regarding the upcoming Presidential Election, the above verse is not. Our love for country and our desire to honor God in the decisions we make applies to each of us as children of God, regardless of nationality. Thank you for your understanding. Blessings, Ed😊
Ron Hutchcraft writes a devotional “A Word with You,” which I read regularly. In a recent article he wrote about seven POW’s captured during the Iraqi war. U. S. soldiers attacked the facility where they were being held, burst into the area and shouted: “Everyone on the ground!” Then they said: “If you’re an American please stand! You’re now free!” And the seven POW’s all stood!
We can only begin to understand the emotion that surrounded those moments for those who had been held captive. But it also inspired and encouraged me, especially in light of our upcoming election, now less than two months away. What I’m hearing on the streets is discouraging, because neither candidate is ideal, but there’s too much at stake to not vote.
There’s a sense in which my heart is crying out to anyone who will listen: “If you’re an American, stand up…and vote!” And please hear me, I’m not concerned about your political preference, my concern centers more on whether or not you love and appreciate the freedoms we enjoy in America, that we’ve been incrementally giving away over the last few decades. But more vital, do you love Jesus and believe His Holy Word?
If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time you have to know I don’t speak out on political issues on this platform, but the Lord has prompted me to literally beg you to listen to a message Kathy and I just watched by Pastor Gary Hamrick, Pastor of Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia. His emphasis isn’t to promote a candidate, but to guide us through our God given responsibility to exercise, not only our right as a citizen, but our duty as a Christian, to vote.
Please take the few minutes to watch this message, that could literally change the course of your life and of our nation. Then pass on the link and/or the things you will learn to everyone you know. Just click this link: https://cornerstonechapel.net/vote.
And if you’re like me, you may be thinking: “What’s the point? I’m going to vote for ________, and someone else is going to vote for ________, and we’re just going to cancel out each other’s vote, why bother.” Or “I can’t stand either candidate, so how can I decide?” These kinds of questions and many more will be answered in Pastor Hamrick’s message.
He’s not a political fanatic trying to stir up our emotions, he’s a man of God who has researched historical documents, but more importantly, the Word of God, to give us a sound Biblical foundation upon which to stand as we go to the polls this November 5th.
Please, for your sake and for the sake of the Nation we love and our Lord whom we love and serve, watch this message and go to the polls understanding, not only why you’re there, but for whom you will vote and why.h
Remember the words of Edmund Burke: “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men (and women) to do nothing.” It’s not only a matter of rights, but of what’s right in God’s sight.
Food for thought.
Blessings, Ed 😊
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