For
all those struggling with a conscience decision on whether to vote for a third
party candidate or not to vote at all, let me offer some help in time of need:
Remember
we walk by faith and not by sight:
By
faith Noah built an ark for 8 people and God destroyed everyone else on the
earth. By Faith Abraham left his land and his people and raised a knife to kill
his only son against all odds. By faith Sarah received a child against all of
what modern medicine would have said. By faith Moses parents hid him for 3
months being not afraid of the kings command. By faith the walls of Jericho
fell after they were encircled for seven days. By faith Rahab did not perish by
receiving the spies in peace.
And what more shall I
say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of
David and Samuel and the prophets, who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts
of righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched the
power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong,
became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received back
their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their
release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection; and others
experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also chains and imprisonment. They
were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death
with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute,
afflicted, ill-treated (men of whom the world was not worthy), wandering
in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.
And all these, having gained
approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised, because God
had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be
made perfect.
Remember we walk by faith and
not by sight. God is greater than any odd stacked against any thing in this
world. Vote or do not vote, but do it with a clear conscience before God based on His Word. God
does not ever want you to compromise His Commands for the sake of the things of
this world. Jesus said, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments”.
Need I remind you that Jesus
Christ, a real man paid His taxes, obeyed the authorities, did not bring an
accusation against His accusers and then willingly suffered, bled and died
under the worst tyranny of a government greater than we have ever seen. He
always did the will of the Father. His kingdom is not of this world. He came to
preach the gospel not to fight for an earthly kingdom (if My kingdom were of
this world My servants would fight).
Do not let the minds
and opinions of men dictate your actions or bind your conscience. Love God and
keep His commandments and if that means not voting or voting for someone the
world says will never win, then by all means know that we walk by faith and not
by sight. For it is written,
“I will destroy the wisdom of
the wise,
And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.”
Where is the wise man?
Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish
the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its
wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness
of the message preached to save those who believe. For indeed Jews ask for signs
and Greeks search for wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a
stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, but to those who are the called, both
Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. Because the
foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than
men.
For consider your
calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not
many mighty, not many noble; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world
to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the
things which are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised
God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that
are, so that no man may boast before God. But by His doing you are in Christ
Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification,
and redemption, so that, just as it is written, “Let him who
boasts, boast in the Lord.”
